Tennessee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded Memphis $2,031,645 for expenses related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, and infrastructure, housing and economic revitalization for the storm that took place in May. Shelby County will receive $1,212,788.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has awarded Tennessee $67.8 million to help low achieving schools improve. The funds were made available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which the Congressman supported.
“Our children deserve the best education possible,” said Congressman Cohen. “We live in a rapidly changing, highly competitive world. These new federal funds will give our schools the tools they need to help our children succeed.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Shelby County today received designation as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). This Federal designation will further the development of joint drug control efforts by federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement officers in the region and allow them to benefit from ongoing HIDTA initiatives. Congressman Steve Cohen issued a letter requesting the designation in April.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center was awarded $224,484 in new federal funding by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) to support alcohol research programs.
“The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is one of our country’s premier research centers,” said Congressman Cohen. “This new federal funding will help expand our understanding of the dangers and effects of alcohol consumption.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center was awarded $370,000 for heart and vascular research by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced the National Civil Rights Museum, the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority, the Memphis Bioworks Foundation, and Freedom From Unnecessary Negatives could receive more than $2 million once the FY 2011 appropriations process is finalized.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today applauded the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for extending the Tennessee Department of Human Services’ Disaster Food Stamp Program to May 28. The program was set to expire this week.
“According to NOAA and the Corps of Engineers, the flooding in Tennessee was the result of a 1,000-year rainfall event,” the delegation wrote in their May 11th letter to President Obama. “We thank you for already designating 42 of the 52 counties requested by our governor as eligible for disaster relief. We also appreciate the efforts of FEMA Director Fugate and his staff as well as that of Secretaries Napolitano, Locke, and Donovan and Small Business Administrator Mills all of whom have visited Tennessee during the last week.
“We are writing to express our support for Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen’s request for disaster relief for 52 counties hit hard by recent storms in Tennessee,” the state’s U.S. Senate and U.S. House Members wrote in their May 4 letter to President Obama.
The delegation outlined the diligent work of the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) in coordinating state agencies’ response to help families and businesses impacted by the storms and flooding that began April 30.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) hosted a telephone town hall meeting to discuss the economy and how best to create jobs, health care, postal issues and other Tennessee and national concerns.