This is a proposal submitted to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for a matching grant of $250,000 to staff AID Atlanta's plan to expand the scope of its site-based case management for persons living with HIV/AIDS, by way of participation in the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program under the State of Georgia's Emergency Shelter Grants Program.
While AID Atlanta's Case Management Department handles some 7,000 clients each year, providing a variety of educational and outreach services including but not limited to housing, the practical needs of housing are a primary and increasing concern voiced by the organization's clients. A grant to AID Atlanta will enable the organization to recruit appropriate qualified development and case staff to increase housing opportunities for its client base.
B. The State of Georgia's Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program, which is part of the Homeless and Special Needs Housing program of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, is envisioned as a transitional service aimed at providing initial housing assistance for homeless persons and families. HOPWA is part of a larger ongoing federal program designed to be the first step in a continuum of assistance to enable homeless individuals and families to move toward independent living situations. The program is explained at GDCA's Internet site (www.dca.state.ga.us/housing/homeless.html; link to www.dca.state.ga.us/housing/hopwa.html). Additionally, the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development cites AID Atlanta's participation in HOPWA (www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/aidshousing/re
porting/execsummary/ga/atlanta.cfm).
HOPWA is supervised by the state of Georgia and funded by the US government; AIDS Atlanta is eligible for a maximum of $250,000 per year. Qualified nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply for funds under the program if they can demonstrate to the satisfaction of municipal entities their ability to s...