Local Content Look Back: Town of Babylon | Direct Support Program (DSP) Grant | $6 Million

Local Content Look Back is a curated collection of reader-requested insights on economic development, workforce initiatives, and community benefit investments from past public-private projects. By revisiting these efforts, we spotlight the successes and lessons that shape the foundation for future collaborations between industry, government, and communities. This retrospective approach fosters transparency, informs new strategies, and strengthens the impact of upcoming development initiatives.
Babylon Town Board allocated over $6 million for the Direct Support Program (DSP) grant program to support businesses, local nonprofits, and veterans groups struggling to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The town is using a portion of the money it has received from the American Rescue Plan Local Recovery Fund in order to focus additional support to the town’s most underserved communities.
Resource Links
- Direct Support Program Overview 2021-2022 (PDF)
- Direct Support Program Criteria 2021-2022 (PDF)
- Town of Babylon Recovery Plan 2022 Report (PDF)
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