Education

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a Rural Development grant of $364,502 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for technical assistance and training to combat sickle cell disease in the Delta region, and to improve communication between health care professionals.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $385,000 for research on epilepsy from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $674,128 for extended interventions to promote long-term physical activity in African American cancer survivors from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Memphis’ Department of Computer Science will receive a $1,115,997 grant from the National Science Foundation to acquire and operate a high-performance computing cluster across West Tennessee and Arkansas and Mississippi, improving research quality through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and big data.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $500,000 grant for nursing education and retention training from the Health Resources and Services Administration.

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the Shelby County Board of Education will receive $2,386,144 to operate its Head Start Programs. The funding is from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Head Start.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Memphis-based Parents for Peace, a non-governmental public health nonprofit organization helping families address violence and extremism, will receive an $832,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The department announced the award of 34 grants nationwide, totaling $20 million, through the Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program.

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Memphis will receive a grant of $450,000 from the National Science Foundation for the purchase of a state-of-the-art micro-computer tomography scanner. The acquisition will benefit faculty in seven science and engineering disciplines, and enhance collaboration with other institutions of higher education at both the undergraduate and graduate level.