Lynn Housing Authority

Lynn Housing Authority, a U.S. local government entity and municipal housing authority based in Lynn, Massachusetts, receives federal grants as the prime recipient from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to operate and expand public housing, support homeless services, and deliver economic self-sufficiency programming. The Authority functions exclusively as a grant recipient (95% of 307 awards in recent activity), not as a federal contractor, and draws funding from two HUD offices: the Public and Indian Housing Office and the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

HUD concentration is absolute — the two HUD offices account for 98% of all awards. The Public and Indian Housing Office funds the Authority's core operational and capital needs through three recurring formula grant programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), which provides day-to-day operational and maintenance subsidies for public housing units serving low-income residents; the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), which supports capital improvements, modernization, development, and management enhancements to the housing stock; and the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896), which funds FSS Coordinators who deliver employment and economic mobility services to families in public housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs. The Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development funds the Authority's extensive homelessness response portfolio through the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267), which supports permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services, and Homeless Management Information Systems. The Authority also administers sub-award activity as a pass-through on behalf of the City of Cambridge, managing HOPWA (HIV/AIDS Housing Assistance Grants) and neighborhood preservation funding for Essex County and Lynn-area homeownership and rental assistance programs.

Recent representative awards include a $1.71 million Public Housing Capital Fund formula grant (April 2026–March 2030) for public housing modernization and development; a $599 thousand Family Self-Sufficiency Program project grant (January–December 2026) to fund FSS Coordinator salaries and services; a $1.46 million Continuum of Care project grant (September 2025–August 2026) for permanent supportive housing and rapid rehousing; and multiple smaller CoC project grants in the $100 thousand to $400 thousand range across 2025–2026 for specialized homeless services including youth homelessness demonstration programming and HMIS operations. The Authority receives two recurring Public Housing Operating Fund awards — one valued at $391 thousand and another at $1.13 million — both running through December 2032 to support routine maintenance, energy costs, security, resident services, and administrative overhead across its public housing portfolio.

Award volume has remained steady at 15–19 awards per year over the past five years, with a combined $130.3 million obligated across all federal sources in the source period. Nineteen awards face completion within the next twenty-four months, representing the Authority's recompete cycle for its ongoing formula and project grants from HUD. The Authority competes for renewal in the Family Self-Sufficiency Program and Continuum of Care programs through annual application processes; formula grants under the Public Housing Operating and Capital Funds flow through established allocation methodologies based on the Authority's portfolio size and resident demographics. Federal contractor business-development professionals should note that Lynn Housing Authority is not a prime or sub contractor on federal service or supply contracts — it is a government entity receiving direct federal assistance, making it irrelevant for federal contract pursuit but potentially valuable as a stakeholder or sub-recipient partner for community development and homeless services initiatives flowing through HUD's competitive grants and formula programs.