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October 7, 2014

A U.S. Small Business Administration outreach center will be open Wednesday through Oct. 14 to process disaster loan applications from residents affected by September flooding, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, announced.

The center will operate in Building C, Room 133 of the Shelby County Emergency Operations Center, 1075 Mullins Station.

Greater Memphis received as much as 9 inches of rain on the morning of Sept. 11, with floodwaters hitting areas of Bartlett, Frayser, Millington and elsewhere.

October 3, 2014
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This week marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I announced funding to address and prevent youth violence in Memphis, I welcomed the Deputy Agriculture Secretary to our city, and I also announced more than $7 million for new job training programs that will help improve the Memphis economy. Keep reading to learn more about what happened this week.

Issues:9th DistrictChildren and FamiliesEconomy and JobsEducationHealth CareJudiciaryMemphisShelby CountyTennesseeVeterans' Affairs
October 1, 2014

[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced a total of $834,460 in federal funds to fight and prevent youth violence in the Ninth District. The funding, which comes just days after Congressman Cohen announced $850,000 to fight youth violence in schools, was awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) through two individual grants to the City of Memphis as well as to Shelby County.

September 30, 2014

Congressman also announces nearly $750,000 in federal funding for community development

[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today welcomed U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden to Memphis, discussed his efforts to eliminate food deserts and increase Memphians’ access to healthy foods with her, and joined the Deputy Secretary on a tour of the South Memphis Farmers Market (photo).

September 30, 2014

[MEMPHIS, TN] – After announcing more than $4 million for job training program expansion and development yesterday, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced an additional $3,271,358 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for job training programs at two Memphis institutions of higher learning. The funding will be used by William R.

September 30, 2014
In The News

A constant theme of the Memphis and Shelby County mayors and Greater Memphis Chamber leadership is that if Memphis and Shelby County expect to attract high-paying jobs, it is imperative that this community have a skilled workforce.

Educators also have bought into that goal, putting initiatives in place to graduate either job-ready or college-ready students.

Issues:9th DistrictChildren and FamiliesEconomy and JobsHealth CareMemphisShelby CountyTransportation
September 30, 2014
In The News

The U.S. Department of Labor will grant $3.27 million in job training funds to William R. Moore College of Technology and the Tennessee College of Applied Technology.

The Memphis schools will use the money to help develop a regional training program for the manufacturing, transportation and logistics industries. The programs are in partnership with Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis and Mid-South Community College in West Memphis.

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, announced the grants Tuesday.

Issues:9th DistrictHealth CareMemphisShelby County
September 30, 2014

A constant theme of the Memphis and Shelby County mayors and Greater Memphis Chamber leadership is that if Memphis and Shelby County expect to attract high-paying jobs, it is imperative that this community have a skilled workforce.

Educators also have bought into that goal, putting initiatives in place to graduate either job-ready or college-ready students.

September 30, 2014

The U.S. Department of Labor will grant $3.27 million in job training funds to William R. Moore College of Technology and the Tennessee College of Applied Technology.

The Memphis schools will use the money to help develop a regional training program for the manufacturing, transportation and logistics industries. The programs are in partnership with Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis and Mid-South Community College in West Memphis.

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, announced the grants Tuesday.

September 29, 2014

[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Southwest Tennessee Community College has won $4,041,439 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to develop, expand, and enhance innovative career training programs in the healthcare, transportation, and logistics industries. Today’s funding comes through the DOL’s Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) Grant Program, a 4-year, $2 billion initiative signed into law by President Barack Obama.