The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has designated the City of Orlando to act as recipient and administrator of HOPWA funding for the area of Orange, Seminole, Osceola, and Lake Counties, which is referred to as the Orlando Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Area (EMSA).  The City of Orlando administers the HOPWA Program, which contracts with eligible service providers for the distribution of funds according to HUD regulations.

On July 28, 2014, City Council approved, as part of the FY 2014-2015 Annual Action Plan, a request from the Center for Multicultural Wellness & Prevention for HOPWA funding in the amount of $1,063,067.00.  The Center for Multicultural Wellness & Prevention will use this funding to provide HOPWA housing assistance services to eligible low-income persons with AIDS or related diseases who reside in the Orlando EMSA.

Under the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the City agrees to reimburse the Center for Multicultural Wellness & Prevention the sum of One Million, Sixty-Three Thousand, Sixty-Seven Dollars and No Cents ($1,063,067.00) in HOPWA funds for eligible housing assistance services. This allocation will be distributed among six service categories: $400,000.00 to Supportive Services; $265,879.00 to Short-Term, Rent, Mortgage and Utility; $187,750.00 to Tenant-Based Assistance; $22,773.00 to Permanent Housing Placement, $117,119.00 to Facility Based Operating costs; and $69,546.00 for Agency Administration.