The Long Island Regional Economic Development Council receives a state award...

The Long Island Regional Economic Development Council receives a state award on Dec. 10, 2015. The council will hold an information session Wednesday for local municipalities seeking funding from the state this year. Credit: Hans Pennink

The Long Island Regional Economic Development Council will hold an information session Wednesday for municipalities seeking state funding through Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative.

The three-year-old initiative awards one $10 million grant in each of the state’s 10 regions. Westbury and Hicksville have been the Island’s past aid winners.

The application deadline is June 1.

The information session will run from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Long Island office of Empire State Development, 150 Motor Pkwy., Suite 311, in Hauppauge.

RSVP to annmarie.proscia@esd.ny.gov.

More information can be found at regionalcouncils.ny.gov/long-island.

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