Congressman Cohen Announces $4.4 Million Grant to Upgrade Memphis Firehouse Maintenance Building

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the State of Tennessee will receive a Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant of $4,438,548 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to upgrade the Memphis firehouse maintenance building at 354 Adams Avenue to current seismic and other building standards. The grant figure represents 90 percent of the total project cost. 

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

“This FEMA funding will bring a building critical to public safety up to code and permit it to meet the city’s needs in case of an emergency. This is a smart, and potentially life-saving investment.”

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