Education

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that three Memphis-based arts organizations will receive $45,000 in grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Carpenter Art Garden will receive $10,000 to support the design and creation of a mural and a kinetic art installation. The Center for Transforming Communities will receive $10,000 to support the “Measuring Love Fellowship,” an arts research and multidisciplinary storytelling project.

MEMPHIS -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a longtime member of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, has once again received a “100 +” on the Humane Society of the United States 2023 legislative scorecard. The recognition accounts for Congressman Cohen’s actions, including critical votes, advancing the humane treatment of animals.

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Memphis will receive a grant of $1,171,855 from the U.S. Department of Education to determine alternate means of measuring student performance based on scenario-based assessments.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the Tipton County Board of Education will receive $17,338,355 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for replacement of Crestview Middle School in Covington destroyed in the storms and tornadoes of March of last year. Part of the restoration will be covered by an additional $10.3 million in insurance payouts.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) plans to mark the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday with continued work toward King’s goals and contemplation of what might have been. He made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today applauded the Biden Administration decision to shorten the path to student debt cancellation under the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Program. Those students who borrowed less than $12,000 and have been in repayment for 10 years will have their entire debt cancelled next month without taking any action. The decision accelerates the SAVE deadlines by six months, making life-changing opportunities for student borrowers.

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: