Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone joined Presiding Officer Kevin McCaffrey, Minority Leader Jason Richberg and local officials to announce $1,750,000 in JumpSMART funding to the John & Alice Coltrane Home in Dix Hills. The funding will support capital improvements for building façade restoration and design and construction of a recording studio, exhibit space, multifunction space, Love Supreme Room, and Meditation Room.
Suffolk County’s JumpStart and JumpSMART programs are part of a comprehensive economic development plan designed to strengthen existing community assets and encourage, foster and enhance the planning and development of regionally significant projects in and around Suffolk’s downtowns. The County will distribute approximately $47 million in JumpStart and JumpSMART program funding to local municipalities, small businesses, and community organizations throughout the region.
The programs are funded through the County’s capital program and Federal ARPA funds designed to help small businesses and communities effectively recover from the pandemic. Senator Chuck Schumer, the Majority Leader of the United States Senate played a critical role in securing these federal resources.
