Congressman Cohen Announces $4.1 Million In Federal Funding For The Ninth District
July 16, 2009
“Whether it’s conducting lifesaving research that can impact our quality of life, providing homes to veterans, or helping kids learn their ABCs and start off life healthy, Recovery Act money and federal grants are making a profound of difference in our communities,” Congressman Cohen said.
The majority of the funding, $3,454,565, was awarded to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center by the National Institutes of Health - the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research, which consists of 27 institutes and centers. The funding from various agencies includes:
• $839,525 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development for genomic and epigenomics research.
• Two separate grants totaling $487,002 to support nursing education programs.
• $464,016 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for diabetes research.
• $370,000 from the National, Heart, Lung and Blood Institute for heart and vascular disease research.
• $311,500 from the National Eye Institute to research phospholipases and retinal angiogenesis. $218,880 was also awarded to study auto-antibodies as serum biomakers for age-related macular degeneration.
• $307,382 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to research activation of macrophages by lipoteichoic acid. $214,800 was also awarded to research sexually transmitted diseases.
• $241,560 from the National Cancer Institute for breast cancer research.
Both St. Jude Research Hospital and the University of Memphis were awarded grants by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. St. Jude was awarded $252,000 for chromosomal research and the University of Memphis was awarded $211,500 for research promoting activity friendly neighborhoods.
$121,432 was awarded to the Ninth District by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in partnership with Veterans Affairs medical facilities in order to provide housing assistance to homeless veterans.
The Porter-Leath Children’s Center was awarded $70,236 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding (ARRA) for their Head Start program that promotes school readiness and provides a comprehensive array of health, nutritional and social services for preschoolers.
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Steven Broderick
Communications Director
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9)
1005 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Direct: 202-226-7916
Main: 202-225-3265
steven.broderick@mail.house.gov
The majority of the funding, $3,454,565, was awarded to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center by the National Institutes of Health - the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research, which consists of 27 institutes and centers. The funding from various agencies includes:
• $839,525 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development for genomic and epigenomics research.
• Two separate grants totaling $487,002 to support nursing education programs.
• $464,016 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for diabetes research.
• $370,000 from the National, Heart, Lung and Blood Institute for heart and vascular disease research.
• $311,500 from the National Eye Institute to research phospholipases and retinal angiogenesis. $218,880 was also awarded to study auto-antibodies as serum biomakers for age-related macular degeneration.
• $307,382 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to research activation of macrophages by lipoteichoic acid. $214,800 was also awarded to research sexually transmitted diseases.
• $241,560 from the National Cancer Institute for breast cancer research.
Both St. Jude Research Hospital and the University of Memphis were awarded grants by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. St. Jude was awarded $252,000 for chromosomal research and the University of Memphis was awarded $211,500 for research promoting activity friendly neighborhoods.
$121,432 was awarded to the Ninth District by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in partnership with Veterans Affairs medical facilities in order to provide housing assistance to homeless veterans.
The Porter-Leath Children’s Center was awarded $70,236 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding (ARRA) for their Head Start program that promotes school readiness and provides a comprehensive array of health, nutritional and social services for preschoolers.
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Steven Broderick
Communications Director
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9)
1005 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Direct: 202-226-7916
Main: 202-225-3265
steven.broderick@mail.house.gov