(KLZA)-- Downtown Auburn is going to be a busy place.  27 projects have been approved for funds through the Community Development Block Grant Downtown Revitalization Program.

The types of work to be completed include tuck pointing, roof and window projects, H-Vac and wiring which will improve the downtown area and historic buildings in Auburn. 

A total of $321,000 in Downtown Revitalization Program monies have been awarded. Property owners are required to put up a 25-percent match, which will totals nearly $200,000, meaning total improvements in excess of a half-million dollars.

Of the grant monies, $197,227 will be granted funds with $123,072 being interest free loans.