City awarded state grant for downtown facades

    HARLAN – Harlan has been awarded a 2016 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the Iowa Economic Development for downtown building façade improvements.
    The state’s grant amounts to $299,750 (50 percent) toward the total project cost of $514,500.  The city will provide a portion of the total project percent cost, $117,375, while building owners doing projects will be responsible for $97,375 of the cost.  City officials said word that the city had received the grant came last month.