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Iowa City is selling land to the Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP) for the construction of affordable townhomes for domestic abuse survivors.

DVIP received $2.5 million in HOME-ARP funding to build and operate the townhomes.

Construction is expected to be completed by spring 2026, with full occupancy anticipated by 2027.

Iowa City is selling a vacant lot to a local nonprofit planning to build homes for individuals fleeing domestic abuse.

The city-owned lot valued at $270,000 will be given to the Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP) to create six new townhomes on the east side of town.

DVIP was awarded nearly $2.5 million in HOME American Rescue Plan funding from the Iowa Finance Authority in 2024 to help construct the six townhomes. The gran

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