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“I was very thankful for this positive recognition by the LCCR,” said Congressman Cohen. “Throughout my career as a legislator, I have been a passionate supporter of civil rights and equal justice legislation both in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Tennessee State Senate. I sincerely appreciate the good work of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, and they know that I will continue to be a champion of their cause for as long as I have the pleasure to serve the people of the 9th District.”

“The Memphis Bioworks Foundation has done an excellent job in establishing Memphis as an internationally recognized biomedical center,” said Congressman Cohen. “We have the infrastructure in place with such esteemed research institutions such as St. Jude and the UT Health Science Center, among others, and the Foundation is working to help Memphis capitalize on our assets. These moneys will help fund the new research park with 1.4 million square feet of laboratory space and state-of-the-art technology to bring more research and commercial biomedical investment into our community.”

“I am very pleased to announce this nearly half-million dollar award for Crichton College,” said Congressman Cohen. “Crichton plans to strengthen its ability to produce highly qualified urban educators for Memphis by improving the credentials and resources of its teacher education program, and this federal support will go a long way toward helping them realize their goal.”

Crichton College has initiated the Urban Teachers Education Initiative, which will:

The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), a division of HHS, awarded the new grant as part of the Child Abuse and Neglect Projects funding program. The ACYF develops and implements research, demonstration and evaluation strategies for the discretionary funding of activities designed to improve and enrich the lives of children and youth and to strengthen families.

“Help is on the way for homeowners in the 9th District in areas trying to recover from the effects of foreclosure and declining property values,” said Congressman Cohen. “With the assistance of state and local government, this money will be put to work immediately in communities and neighborhoods in Memphis and Shelby County with the greatest need. This housing crisis is affecting every sector of our economy, and this money will go a long way toward helping to stop the bleeding in the most vulnerable neighborhoods.”

This is the deadline for the estimated 4.3 million retirees and disabled veterans who may be eligible to receive a stimulus payment but who normally don’t file a tax return. In Tennessee, the IRS has identified 91,927 recipients of Social Security and Veterans Affairs benefits who appear to qualify for a stimulus payment but still have not filed for one. They must file a tax return by the deadline to get a payment this year.

It’s also the deadline for the approximately 162,000 Tennesseans who earlier this year received extensions to file their 2007 income tax return.