Contained in this site are the HOPWA Formula Grant Agreement and Operating Instructions. This information and documentation is to be used in implementing HOPWA formula program funds.

This site describes the program specific guidance that must be used in conjunction with the standard procedures for CPD's Grants Management Process, such as Consolidated Plan Review and Qualitative Assessment procedures. This describes the key elements that are used in HUD's review and approval of the HOPWA program components of a grantee's Consolidated Plan, the performance reports/CAPER, Outcome measures and standards, and use of IDIS. The attached are standard documents that are similar to those issued for FY04, with limited updates as needed.

Grant Agreements

• Grant Agreement (Attachment 2)
• Grant Agreement Letter (Attachment 3)

Consolidated Planning

Environmental Procedures

• Under a permanent change in the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act by the Department's Appropriation Act for FY2001, the procedure for conducting a HOPWA environmental review was revised for all HOPWA projects.

ADAP Costs

• HUD's memo, "Guidance on the Restricted Use of HOPWA funds for AIDS Drugs Assistance and Other Health-care Costs," issued January 21, 1998, provides the ADAP costs guidance referenced in the grant agreement.
  ADAP Costs (Attachment 9)

Annual Reporting

• CAPER: WORD
• IDIS / CAPER Beneficiary Verification Worksheets: WORD