Essex County Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA)

City of Lynn

For Essex County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

PUBLIC NOTICE

            The City of Lynn will award approximately $760,000. subject to final appropriation from the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program of the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).  These funds will be allocated for FY 2026-2027 to eligible sub-recipients that provide housing and related services to residents and families within Essex County in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  Lynn, as the sub-recipient of the City of Cambridge, will administer this program through The Lynn Housing Authority & Neighborhood Development (LHAND).  The HOPWA program addresses the specific needs of low-income persons medically diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and their families.  HOPWA funds may be used for a wide range of housing, social services, program planning, and development costs within Essex County.

Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and eligibility and completion instructions can be requested by e-mailing Danielle Hoyt at drossewey@lhand.org . 

     A Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom. Zoom invitation details will be sent to all applicants upon receipt of proposals. Completed applications for HOPWA funding must be received by LHAND no later than Friday February 27, 2026 before 12:30PM**.  The preferred method of submission is to e-mail a PDF version of the entire application (one file) to drossewey@lhand.org by the deadline.  Mailed or hand-delivered copies of the application can also be submitted to the following address:

Danielle Hoyt

LHAND

162 Curwin Circle

Lynn, MA 01905

**Please note that applications received AFTER the deadline may be excluded from the review process.**