Simplify the following text for a Grade 4 native English-speaking person.
Original: The first three Iowa Great Places ( Coon Rapids , Clinton and Sioux City ) were each awarded $ 1 million in seed money by the Iowa legislature . In September 2007 , Coon Rapids was also awarded a $ 1.7 million Vision Iowa grant .
Simplified: Coon Rapids is a city of Iowa in the United States .