Shelby County

[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis has been awarded a total of $885,004 in funding for two important research projects. These grants come from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

“These funds will help continue the important work being done by the skilled researchers at the UT Health Science Center in Memphis,” said Congressman Cohen.

[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that two local organizations have been awarded a total of $373,888 in grant funding to help reduce homelessness in Memphis. The Community Alliance for the Homeless will receive $157,418 in two separate grants and the Friends for Life Corporation will receive for $216,470 from a single grant.

“This funding will help local communities and organizations work to reduce—and eventually eliminate—homelessness in Memphis,” said Congressman Cohen.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today commemorated the 48^th anniversary of the landmark Voting Rights Act, which President Lyndon Johnson signed into law on August 6^th, 1965, and called on Congress to address a recent Supreme Court ruling that eviscerated important protections that have helped secure the right to vote for all Americans for nearly 5 decades.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – On the Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today paid tribute to the late Tennessee House Speaker Pro Tempore Emeritus Lois DeBerry, the longest serving member of the Tennessee House of Representatives and the first female and only African American to serve as Speaker Pro Tempore. Video of the Congressman’s remarks is available here.

The Congressman’s remarks as prepared follow:

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today congratulated the City of Memphis on being named one of the world’s top 20 travel destinations by MSN. The top 20 list included Memphis alongside world icons like Paris, Venice, and Istanbul and natural wonders like Jackson Hole. In describing Memphis, the article mentions a greenway that includes the Harahan Bridge Project, which Congressman Cohen spent nearly three years working on in order to secure funding.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that LeMoyne-Owen College has been awarded $1,736,699 in continuing grant funding for its “Moving Forward – Steps to Graduate School” project. The project will build on a previous successful project aimed at preparing minority undergraduate students for graduate school and for successful careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that the University of Memphis has been awarded a total of $890,000 in grant funding for arts and research projects. The three grants announced today were awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

“This funding underscores the important role University of Memphis scholars play in areas of national importance including sciences and the humanities,” said Congressman Cohen.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced a $907,000 grant to the Catholic Charities of West Tennessee (CCWTN) to help prevent an estimated 160 local veterans and their families from falling homeless and to find housing for those that already have. Today’s grant funding is through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program.