Applicant eligibility will depend on the particular grant program under which services are being requested. All applicants must participate in an intake and assessment interview(s) to determine eligibility, need and potential resource availability. Written documentation of eligibility from appropriate and/or approved sources must be provided prior to receiving grant-related services. Documentation includes, but is not limited to, verification of HIV status and verification of all individual and household income.

HIV Care (Ryan White)

• Any individual with a HIV positive or AIDS diagnosis are eligible to receive HIV Care services.
• Eligibility is not income based.
• These funds are payor of last resort.
• Service priorities are given to medical case management, medical, medications, mental health counseling, substance abuse counseling and dental.
• All services are dependent upon funding availability.

 

HOPWA Southcentral & Southeast

(Fairbanks & Northern region served by Interior AIDS Association)

A person eligible for services through Four A’s HOPWA funded program is defined as an individual who is living with HIV/AIDS and who meets the low income definition established by HUD (less than 80% of the median income; see below). Family members of eligible individuals may also receive services. Eligible housing services under HOPWA include permanent housing (long-term rental assistance), housing placement (security deposit and first month’s rent), and short-term rental, utility and mortgage assistance (STRUM).

 

Supportive Housing Program (SHP) (Anchorage only)
A person eligible for services through Four A’s SHP funded program is defined as an individual who is living with HIV/AIDS, who meets the low income definition established by HUD (less than 80% of the median income; see below), and who meets the homelessness definition established by HUD. Eligible housing services under SHP include permanent housing, housing placement (security deposit and first month’s rent).

 

Shelter Plus Care (S+C) (Anchorage only)
A person eligible for services available through Four A’s S+C funded programs is defined as an individual who is living with HIV/AIDS, who meets the VERY low income definition established by HUD (less than 50% of the median income; see below), who meets the homelessness definition established by HUD, and who has a documented disability. Eligible housing services under S+C include permanent housing and housing placement (security deposit and first month’s rent).

 

Definitions
HOMELESSNESS: the term “homeless” or “homeless individual or homeless person” includes an individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; and an individual who has a primary nighttime residence that is a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations (including welfare hotels, congregate shelters, and transitional housing for the mentally ill) or an institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized or a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.

 

SHORT TERM RENTAL / UTILITY / MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE (STRUM): A person has to be eligible for HOPWA, which is income and need based. Income is 80% of median income. A person would not be eligible for STRUM if they are receiving any other HUD rental subsidy assistance (i.e. Section 8). This is a needs based program, which means that the person must meet the income eligibility criteria as well as demonstrating a legitimate financial need. This is determined by meeting with the client and looking at income and monthly bills. STRUM includes all utilities (including heating fuel), mortgage payments, and rental payments. It can not pay for late charges, re-hooking up utilities or interest.

 

Eligible individuals have up to 21 weeks/147 days of STRUM per calendar year. What does this mean? For example, if we pay a person’s rent for July (31 days in the month), the person now has up to 116 days left of STRUM eligibility for that year (there is no monetary amount attached to the 21 wk/147 days, but it is dependent on funding availability and the person’s own resources). For heating fuel, we ask how long a full tank will last. That is how we would figure the number of days.