Sen. DiDomenico celebrates federal housing award for Boston, Cambridge and Everett

Special to The Advocate

State Senator Sal DiDomenico joined local, state and federal leaders at Cambridge City Hall to celebrate the $3 million U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) award to the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) for Boston, Cambridge, Everett and Newton. Among other things, the grant will allow these cities to study the idea of bringing a modular housing plant to our region. This way of building housing has the potential to speed up building timelines, reduce costs and create jobs.

“I am excited to see these federal funds help communities in my district expand access to affordable housing and address the housing crisis,” said Senator DiDomenico, Assistant Majority Leader of the Massachusetts Senate. “This investment will help cities in my district and the state explore new innovative strategies to speed up the process for building housing, which is exactly how we will fix the housing emergency we find ourselves in. I want to thank MAPC and city leaders in my district and beyond who are working to increase affordable housing throughout the Commonwealth.”

Following the press conference, HUD officials led a roundtable discussion about housing challenges and opportunities in our region.

This was a highly competitive grant program, with over 175 applications submitted from around the country.