Montgomery gets $3.5M grant for west side housing

The city of Montgomery is getting $3,581,160 in federal dollars to create more low-cost housing options.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is awarding Montgomery the money through its Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing program. Montgomery is one of 21 cities nationwide to get the funding from the Biden-Harris administration.

Mayor Steven Reed said he plans to use the money to build energy-efficient, affordable housing units and also to renovate existing homeowner units in west Montgomery as a part of a plan to revitalize the area. The project will provide job training and jobs to people in west Montgomery, he said.

The money adds to the $36.6 million grant the city got in March to help revitalize west Montgomery.

"The PRO Housing funding allows us to address critical housing needs while also investing in our community's future,” Reed said in a statement. “By creating new energy-efficient affordable housing and rehabilitating existing units, we are not only providing essential housing in one of our more populous areas, but also investing in traditional, smart and green infrastructure."

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Alex Gladden is the Montgomery Advertiser's public safety reporter. She can be reached at agladden@gannett.com or on Twitter @gladlyalex.