Congressman Cohen Announces $2 Million in Homeland Security Grants

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, today announced U.S. Department of Homeland Security Port Security Grants to the City of Memphis ($398,250), the Memphis and Shelby County Port Commission ($638,769) and Shelby County Government ($238,078), totaling $1,273,095.

In addition, six Memphis institutions received Department of Homeland Security Nonprofit Security grants: Margolin Hebrew Academy-Feinstone Yeshiva of the South ($150,000); Memphis Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witness ($135,000); Memphis Jewish Community Center ($46,000); Memphis Jewish Federation ($136,400); Temple Israel ($150,000); and Young Israel of Memphis ($149,999), totaling $767,399.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

"Memphis' busy waterways are an important economic engine for the Mid-South region. These investments in port security assure unimpeded commercial access and create good-paying jobs.

"There have been too many attacks on houses of worship, and these nonprofit security grants for places susceptible to terrorism are an important tool to protect people and assure public safety."

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