Science and Technology

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Young, Gifted and Green, a community environmental organization, will receive a community grant of $19,996,791 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The funding comes from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act that only Congressman Cohen in the current Tennessee Congressional delegation voted for. 

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced a $1,999,581 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to the University of Memphis for a project titled “S-STEM Bridging the Gaps: Cultivating STEM Identity and Success through STEM Outreach, Networking, and Scholarships,” under the direction of Dr. Stephanie Ivey, Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Civil Engineering.

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced a $231,000 research grant to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) from the National Eye Institute. The project is titled “a generalizable deep learning platform for unifying quantification of experimental autoimmune uveitis.”

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Shelby County’s Ryan White HIV Emergency Relief Program will receive a $1,288,750 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement

“I am pleased to see this substantial federal investment in the health of some of the most vulnerable our community. This funding for Shelby County’s Ryan White program is critical because the Memphis region has one of the highest HIV rates in the country.”

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced two U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grants totaling $1,447,636. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive $606,034 for research on diseases of the retina from the National Eye Institute. Shelby County’s Ryan White HIV/AIDS program will receive $841,600 for its continuing efforts to end the HIV epidemic.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement: 

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $284,772 from the National Institute of Mental Health for a project titled “the neuroimmune mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 on synaptic transmission and plasticity” under the direction of Dr. Jianyang Du.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $559,893 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to conduct research on heart and vascular diseases.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

“Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. I am pleased to see this substantial investment in critical research at our medical school, which will, I hope, lead to better outcomes and save lives.”

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a grant of $738,024 from the National Cancer Institute to study chromatin binding domains and neuroblastomas.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

“I am pleased to see the National Cancer Institute making this kind of investment in our premiere children’s research hospital to advance our understanding of childhood cancers. The work undertaken because of this funding will improve and perhaps save lives.”