NYC Council committees held an oversight hearing on June 24, 2026, focused on housing instability and homelessness among LGBTQ+ New Yorkers and asked the HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASSA) what contingency plans the city would deploy if federal HOPWA (Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS) and Ryan White funding were reduced or consolidated. Source: https://youtu.be/W81bKWZqyZE (streamed live June 24, 2026)
# What’s happening
– HASSA announced it is monitoring federal budget risks to HOPWA and Ryan White funding. Source: https://youtu.be/W81bKWZqyZE&t=7015
– HASSA said it will work with city and federal partners to preserve services if funding ends. Source: https://youtu.be/W81bKWZqyZE&t=7015
– No federal funding cuts were announced; contingency planning and funding discussions are ongoing. Source: https://youtu.be/W81bKWZqyZE&t=7015
# Why it matters
– People living with HIV/AIDS who rely on HASSA housing supports are directly affected. Source: https://youtu.be/W81bKWZqyZE&t=7015
– LGBTQ+ youth, seniors, and other residents facing discrimination and unstable housing could lose services. Source: https://youtu.be/W81bKWZqyZE&t=9553
# Key details
– Oversight hearing held June 24, 2026 in Hearing Room 1 at 250 Broadway, hosted by Council committees. Source: https://youtu.be/W81bKWZqyZE
– HASSA reported about 1,800 clients identify as transgender, gender non-conforming, or non-binary. Source: https://youtu.be/W81bKWZqyZE&t=6938
– HASSA provides case management, rental assistance, and housing supports for people living with HIV/AIDS. (Earlier hearing described HASSA services.) Source (earlier hearing): https://youtu.be/HHvcASbuTmc?t=162
– In 2024 New York City received a $92 million Ryan White Part A grant and a $45 million HUD HOPWA formula grant, both cited in earlier testimony. Source (earlier hearing): https://youtu.be/HHvcASbuTmc?t=2883
– City agencies have done planning activities around federal grants but said they cannot fully backfill large federal cuts. (Earlier budget hearing testimony.) Source (earlier hearing): https://youtu.be/cb9TLRca0xY?t=966
HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASSA)
– Role or jurisdiction: City program delivering housing supports, case management, and services for people living with HIV/AIDS. Source (earlier hearing): https://youtu.be/HHvcASbuTmc?t=162
– Action taken or responsibility: At the June 24, 2026 hearing, HASSA said it is monitoring federal budget developments and will work with partners to preserve services. Source: https://youtu.be/W81bKWZqyZE&t=7015
– Relevant numbers or dates: HASSA serves tens of thousands of clients citywide; meeting testimony noted about 1,800 clients identify as transgender, gender non-conforming, or non-binary. Source: https://youtu.be/HHvcASbuTmc?t=162; https://youtu.be/W81bKWZqyZE&t=6938
Committee on General Welfare and Committee on Women and Gender Equity
– Role or jurisdiction: NYC Council committees that hosted the oversight hearing on housing instability among LGBTQ+ New Yorkers. Source (hearing metadata): https://youtu.be/W81bKWZqyZE
The City Council hearing opened with committee members and witnesses focusing on risks to federal HIV housing and service funding. Source: https://youtu.be/W81bKWZqyZE&t=7015
HASSA witnesses told the committees they are watching federal budget proposals closely and noted both HOPWA and Ryan White programs were at risk previously but remained funded “till today.” Source: https://youtu.be/W81bKWZqyZE&t=7015
HASSA said if HOPWA funding were discontinued the agency would work with city and federal partners to try to maintain services and that those concerns have been flagged to the mayor’s Office of Management (OM). Source: https://youtu.be/W81bKWZqyZE&t=7015
Advocates and providers testified about gaps in services and special housing needs for LGBTQ+ people, including youth and older adults, and recommended targeted supports such as tailored shelters, affirming supportive housing, and cash-plus navigation pilots for youth at risk. Source: https://youtu.be/W81bKWZqyZE&t=2930; https://youtu.be/W81bKWZqyZE&t=5102; https://youtu.be/W81bKWZqyZE&t=8341
Witnesses described operational barriers that affect housing stability, including long waits for benefits or vouchers, administrative delays, identification requirements, and landlord refusal to accept vouchers. Source: https://youtu.be/W81bKWZqyZE&t=9638; https://youtu.be/W81bKWZqyZE&t=9718
Earlier testimony to Council committees (February–May 2025) detailed HASSA program scope and warned that federal grant reductions would be difficult for the city to fully replace; city agencies reported doing contingency planning but said large cuts could not be backfilled. Source (earlier hearings): https://youtu.be/HHvcASbuTmc?t=162; https://youtu.be/cb9TLRca0xY?t=966
City grant amounts and federal receipts cited in earlier hearings include a $92 million Ryan White Part A grant and a $45 million HUD HOPWA formula grant for New York City in 2024. Source (earlier hearing): https://youtu.be/HHvcASbuTmc?t=2883
Council members asked agencies to produce lists and analyses showing which city programs depend on specific federal grants and to identify contingency plans the city would use if funding were reduced or consolidated. Source: https://youtu.be/cb9TLRca0xY?t=10520
No federal funding reductions were announced at the June 24, 2026 hearing; HASSA and city officials described ongoing monitoring and interagency discussions. Source: https://youtu.be/W81bKWZqyZE&t=7015
Source: https://youtu.be/W81bKWZqyZE (oversight hearing streamed June 24, 2026); (earlier hearings) https://youtu.be/HHvcASbuTmc?t=162 ; https://youtu.be/HHvcASbuTmc?t=2883 ; https://youtu.be/cb9TLRca0xY?t=966
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