January 10, 2006
Second Round of HOPWA Awards Results in New NH Program
On November 30th, 2005 HUD announced $18.7 million in HOPWA awards for 16 new AIDS housing projects across the country. This included one award in New England, to the City of Nashua, New Hampshire. These recent awards were on top of $18.8 million awarded in August for 14 HOPWA projects. After the August awards, HUD had re-issued the HOPWA Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for additional funds, extending the response period after Hurricane Katrina. More information regarding these awards can be found here on HUD's website.
The City of Nashua partnered with Harbor Homes and the Southern New Hampshire AIDS Task Force (SNHATF) for a $1.36 million 3-year project. This new HOPWA project will provide long-term rental assistance and supportive services to an estimated 31 homeless and at-risk households in the greater Nashua area. Harbor Homes will administer tenant-based rental assistance and SNHATF will provide supportive services to participating households.
This project will complement an existing HOPWA grant held by Harbor Homes for the Nashua area. This grant represents the fruit of close collaboration between the City of Nashua, Harbor Homes, SNHATF and the Nashua Continuum of Care and its participating agencies. The success of that collaboration is reflected in this award. By providing long-term rental assistance to homeless and at-risk persons living with HIV and AIDS, this grant directly responds to AHC's New Hampshire AIDS Housing Needs Assessment. Our findings called for the expansion of long-term rental assistance opportunities in New Hampshire. You can read a draft version of our report on our website.
On December 9th, the City of Nashua and mayor Bernie Streeter held a press conference announcing the award. In attendance were David Vos, the Director of the HOPWA program in DC, Senator John Sununu and Taylor Caswell, the Director of HUD's New England Field Office in Boston. After the press conference, SNHATF gave a tour of its offices. Harbor Homes provided lunch and led a round-table discussion on the housing needs of HIV+ persons in New Hampshire, touching upon Ryan White CARE Act re-authorization and the work of the project partners.
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