15 Long Island organizations will be receiving extra funding for revitalization projects

15 Long Island organizations will be receiving extra funding for revitalization projects

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone delivers his address to the opening session of the state's Democratic Convention, in Melville, N.Y., Wednesday, May 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced yesterday that 15 Long Island organizations will be receiving extra funding for revitalization projects.

In total, $500,000 is being awarded to fund the Suffolk County Downtown Revitalization Grants Program.

The projects being funded had to be located in or adjacent to downtown areas.

Recipients were hand-picked by an advisory panel and a competitive application process.

(AP Photo/Richard Drew)