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Milta Feliciano
Program Manager
203-576-8139
Milta.Feliciano@bridgeportct.gov
 
The HOPWA grant is a program designed to provide resources and incentives to devise long-term comprehensive strategies for housing assistance and services for low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families. HOPWA funds may be used to assist all forms of housing designed to prevent homelessness for persons living with HIV/AIDS, including emergency housing, shared housing arrangements, apartments, single room occupancy (SRO) dwellings, and community residences. Appropriate supportive services must be provided as part of any HOPWA assisted housing.
Funding Cycle
The following is a general timeline that the City of Bridgeport follows to access and disburse HUD funds.
- December – NOFA released by HUD
- January - Applications open for subrecipients through online portal ZoomGrants
- January - Technical Assistance Workshops for subrecipients
- February - Applications due
- March - Public Hearings: Citizen’s Union, City Council
- April – City Council Approval
- May - Annual Action Plan submittal to HUD, identifying subrecipient allocations
- June – HUD approval of Annual Action Plan
- July-August – City and Subrecipient Contracts executed
- August-June – Subrecipient reimbursements processed to distribute funds
Application
- Application period closed until January 2024
Application Checklist
The following information is necessary for successful completion of the application:
- Audit
- Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)
- IRS 990
- Articles of Incorporation
- Financial Policies and Procedures
- Scope of Services
- Budget
- Board Minutes: last three
- Misc.: optional: add letters of support
- Certificate of Insurance
Resources
CFR Part 574
HUD Exchange – HOPWA Law, Regulations, and Federal Register
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