Invest DSM, which works alongside property owners to strengthen older neighborhoods in Des Moines, will expand its reach into three additional neighborhoods this year, said Amber Lynch, the organization’s executive director.
Invest DSM will begin offering grants through a variety of programs for improvements to homes and businesses in the Union Park, North of Grand and Woodland Heights neighborhoods.
Those areas will join Invest DSM’s current neighborhoods as Special Investment Districts. Current areas eligible for Invest DSM grants are Columbus Park, Drake, Franklin and the Oak Park/Highland Park neighborhoods…