Shelby County

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc., has been awarded $422,000 in funding to help prevent an estimated 100 local veterans and their families from falling homeless and 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.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that two Memphis community health centers have been awarded a total of $433,073 in grant funding to help enroll uninsured residents in new health coverage options made available through President Obama’s health care reform law. Today’s grants are yet another step taken by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to help make applying for and enrolling in health coverage options as easy as possible.

[MEMPHIS, TN] –Today, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) announced over $2 million in grants to Memphis have been awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor. The City of Memphis Youth Build Program will receive $1.1 million for workforce development programs and the Memphis Leadership Foundation will receive $1 million for programs to help juvenile offenders.

“These grants will strengthen our local economy by providing education and assistance to those who need them most,” said Congressman Cohen.

[MEMPHIS, TN] – In an effort to ensure Memphis businesses are well-informed and competitive when trying to win contracts with the federal government, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) hosted a Federal Procurement Fair this morning at the University of Memphis. More than 150 small businesspeople and entrepreneurs attended the fair, where they were given an opportunity to learn about the federal government contracting process. Photos of the event are attached.

MEMPHIS, TN -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was awarded $371,875 in funding for biological research related to deafness and other communicative disorders. The funding was awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

“This grant will help our doctors and scientists at St. Jude better understand the communicative disorders, including deafness, that affect millions of people around the globe,” said Congressman Cohen.

MEMPHIS, TN -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis has been awarded $225,000 in funding from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). The funding will be used by the Health Science Center for clinical research related to neurological disorders.