The newly enacted Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006 provides the Federal HIV/AIDS programs in the Public Health Service (PHS) Act under Title XXVI flexibility to respond effectively to the changing epidemic. The new law changes how Ryan White funds can be used, with an emphasis on providing life-saving and life-extending services for people living with HIV/AIDS across this country.
HOPWA is funded through a grant from the Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) to provide states and designated eligible metropolitan
areas with resources and incentives for meeting the housing needs of persons with HIV disease and AIDS.
The Department of Health, which contracts with lead agency organizations at the local level, administers
Florida's HOPWA program.