Eligible Services

Housing Assistance

• Tenant-based or project-based rental assistance
• Conversion, lease, and repair to facilities
• New construction
• Short-term rent, mortgage, and utility payments to prevent homelessness

Supportive Services

• Permanent housing placement
• Employment and education services
• Personal assistance
• Assistance in gaining access to local, State, and Federal benefits and services
• Resource and referral coordination for the following:
  • Drug and alcohol abuse treatment and counseling
  • Daycare
  • Nutritional services
  • Intensive care (when required)
  • Physical and mental health

Annual Allocations

Each year, the Maryland Department of Health publishes data on HIV cases. This data is used to determine how the HOPWA award is allocated to jurisdictions in the Baltimore EMSA. The City of Baltimore annually contracts with localities within the EMSA for each jurisdiction to address the housing needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS in their communities. Due to regulatory requirements, it remains in the City’s best interest to allow jurisdictions to provide services under HOPWA to eligible persons, as the City provides oversight of the provision of services.