Thirteen rural Iowa communities are recipients of nearly $400,000 in grants from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Derelict Building Grant Program. The City of Lytton will be receiving $11,250 to deconstruct an old grocery store and butcher shop. In their grant application, city leaders outlined a plan to construct a new building that will house healthcare, legal and other necessary services. The grant program was established to help rural communities with populations of 5,000 or less deconstruct or renovate abandoned structures, remove asbestos and limit construction and demolition materials going into landfills. The awards are made on an annual basis and require cash matches. Applications for the next funding round will be due on Feb. 20, 2020, and more information and the required forms can be found through the link included below. Other communities receiving funding include: Afton, Aurelia, Eagle Grove, Elma, Farragut, Galt, Hampton, Hopkinton, Mingo, Traer, Wapello and West Branch.
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More information and application forms:
www.iowadnr.gov/Environment/LandStewardship/WasteManagement/DreleictBuildingProgram.aspx