Congressman Cohen Announces $18.2 Million in Federal Transit Administration Funding for Tri-State Memphis Urban Area
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May 7, 2025
Tennessee will receive $132.3 million for transit operations statewide
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today announced that the Memphis-Arkansas-Mississippi urban area will receive $18,246,472 in the current fiscal year from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
The state of Tennessee will receive $132,363,425 in funding through FTA formula programs statewide.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
“Many residents of the 9th Congressional District rely on public transit to get to work, go shopping or visit doctors and a reliable source of funding guarantees their continued ability to do so.”
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