Report on Recovery Act Funding for 9th District
February 17, 2010
Congressman Cohen voted for the ARRA. Nationally, nearly 70% of the $449 billion targeted for job creation and economic development has been distributed by various federal agencies.
Congressman Cohen’s statement on the release of the report follows:
“Whether it’s creating and saving jobs, promoting economic development, investing in our transportation infrastructure, modernizing our schools and public housing, making our streets safer, or providing unemployment assistance or tax cuts to families, the ARRA is making a difference in the 9th District.
“I was proud to vote for this bill and release this report so that constituents can know how ARRA funding is being spent. I’ve also posted the funding awards, along with grant awards and Congressional-directed spending projects, on my website.
“Over the last year, I’ve been working closely with state and local officials to make sure that Recovery Act funding gets to the people and businesses that need it the most during these tough economic times. I’m not going to leave any dollar on the table that would help the 9th District, and am determined to make sure that our district gets every penny of every dollar it is entitled to under the ARRA.
“Leading national economists agree that the ARRA is making a difference and pulled our national economy back from the brink of recession. However, even before the national economy went into recession, too many families were struggling in the 9th District. While I believe that ARRA has helped, I also believe that there is still much more work to be done. As a member of the Congressional JOBS Now! Caucus, job creation for the 9th District is a top priority of mine. Moving forward, I urge the Senate to pass the Main Street for Jobs Act, which I voted for in December, to jump start these efforts.”
• 98,000 Social Security, Veterans and Railroad Retirees received a one time $250 payment.
• 227,000 constituents received the Making Work Pay Tax Credit which increased the amount of their pay check by $400 to $800 a year.
• $107,754,825 for education investments, including saving or creating teaching jobs in the Memphis City and Shelby County Schools.
• $98,369,000 in Recovery Zone Bonds to help jump-start construction projects, invest in job training programs, and promote economic recovery.
• $45,261,323 for housing investments to renovate public housing units, expand low-income housing opportunities, provide assistance to persons with HIV/AIDS, homelessness assistance programs, and community development initiatives.
• $34,737,437 in transportation funding to extend Memphis’s prominence as America’s Distribution Hub by investing in roads, rivers, runways and railroads and to improve public transportation.
• $6,335,093 in COPS grants to hire 37 new Memphis Police Officers for the next three years.
• $5,100,000 to fund MLGW Smart Grid upgrade to lower consumer utility bills.
• $4.9 million to create additional summer youth job opportunities in Memphis.
• $2,163,973 to renovate Memphis VA Medical center and purchase new CAT scanner, ultrasound equipment and repair medical gas system.
Criminal Justice: $12,457,133
Crime Prevention
• $6,122,040 to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and improve the criminal justice system. Distribution will be through Operation Safe Community.
Recovery Funds to Hire 37 New Police Officers
• $6,335,093 to provide increased funding for COPS grants to provide 100 percent of the approved salary and benefits for entry level officer positions over a three year period. Police departments receiving the grants will then be required to retain the grant funded positions for a fourth year.
Education: $107,754,825
Memphis City Schools
• $91,722,565 for emergency education funding released for Memphis City Schools (MCS) to help save education-related jobs and maintain programs for low-income students and students with disabilities.
• $59,472,565 in Title I funds; and,
• $32,250,000 in funding for disabled students (IDEA funds).
Shelby County Schools
• $13,854,621 for emergency education funding released for Memphis City Schools (MCS) to help save education-related jobs and maintain programs for low-income students and students with disabilities.
• $4,327,621 in Title I funds; and,
• $9,527,000 in IDEA funding.
Porter-Leath Children Center
• $70,236 for Head Start, a program that promotes school readiness and provides a comprehensive array of health, nutritional and social services for preschoolers.
Shelby County Government
• $1,611,951 for early head start expansion. Early Head Start is a federally funded community-based program for low-income families with infants, toddlers and pregnant women. Its mission is to promote healthy prenatal outcomes for pregnant women, to enhance the development of very young children, and to promote healthy family functioning.
University of Memphis
• $495,452 for the Math Dept. at the University of Memphis to advance "graph theory"- a new branch of mathematics used by the intelligence community - and to create better traffic patterns.
Arts: $125,000
Beale Street Caravan, Inc.
• $25,000 to help preserve non-profit jobs that promote the arts and humanities that could be lost due to a decrease in fundraising contributions from the National Endowment of the Arts.
Memphis Orchestral Society
• $50,000 to help preserve non-profit jobs that promote the arts and humanities that could be lost due to a decrease in fundraising contributions from the National Endowment of the Arts.
Center for Southern Folklore
• $50,000 to help preserve non-profit jobs that promote the arts and humanities that could be lost due to a decrease in fundraising contributions, the National Endowment of the Arts.
Energy: $10,120,103
Energy Efficiency
• $7,189,000 to fund projects that reduce total energy use and fossil fuel emissions and improve energy efficiency nationwide.
Energy Training Partnership Grants
• $2,931,103 for the Memphis Bioworks Foundation to leverage existing curricula and expertise coupled with input from employer partners to produce new or modified training programs for solar installation, agricultural production for biomass crops, sustainable design and construction, chemical processing and plant process operations.
General Welfare: $4,191,166
Emergency Food and Shelter
• $320,202 to help our most vulnerable citizens weather this storm by providing emergency food and shelter to those in need.
Women's Shelters
• $301,414 to support communities in their efforts to develop and strengthen effective law enforcement, prosecution strategies and victim services in cases involving violent crimes against women.
Emergency Shelter Grants
• $3,569,550 to provide annual grants to state, local, and private entities to improve the quality and number of emergency homeless shelters.
Housing: $45,261,323
Memphis Housing Authority
• $13,574,402 to substantially modernize tens of thousands of public housing units. Funds give priority to projects that are ready to begin construction rapidly. Will also be used to prioritize construction that will increase energy efficiency and lower the long term costs of operating public housing. Funding can be expected to result in providing employment for thousands of construction workers.
• $13,259,030 for 2009 Recovery Act Capital Fund Formula Program: provide funds for capital and management activities, including modernization and development of public housing.
HOME Program
• $4,950,415 to help expand the supply of decent, affordable housing to low and very low income families by providing grants to states and local governments to fund housing programs that meet local needs and priorities.
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program
• $2,019,277 to provide housing assistance and related supportive services to local units of government, states, and non-profit organizations for projects that benefit low income persons medically diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and their families.
Help Improve Homelessness
• $3,329,685 will be used to help re-house families who fall into homelessness or prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place.
Community Development Block Grants
• $8,128,514 to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment.
Healthcare: $1,115,468
UT Health Science Center and University of Memphis Math Department
• $1,115,468 to spur health care and math research.
Economic Development: $98,369,000
Recovery Zone Bonds
• $98,369,000 to help jump-start construction projects, invest in job training programs, and promote economic recovery in the Ninth District.
Small Business: $500,000
Small Business Loans
• $35,000 per business allows small firms to take out loans of $35,000 to pay down existing business debts. Borrowers pay no interest on the ARC loans and repayment does not begin for one year.
Memphis Incubator Systems Inc.
• $500,000 to support renovation of an existing business incubator for expansion to attract and grow more local small businesses.
Social Security: $24,550,000
SS and SSI Checks
• One time $250 checks went to over 98,000 Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries in the 9th District.
Transportation: $34,737,437
Memphis Transit Authority
• $17,772,564 to replace 35 buses and install advanced transportation technology on transit vehicles and trolleys.
TN Department for "Shovel Ready" road projects
• $1,132,123 for pavement improvements between Isabelle Street to White Station Rd.
• $4,163,630 for pavement improvements from Madison Ave. to I-55 and on I-55 from Nonconnah Creek to I-240.
• $133,550 for pavement improvements from the Loosahatchie River Bridge to the Millington City Limits.
• $31,650 for pavement improvements from the CSX Railroad to I-40 in Arlington.
• $7,193 for pavement improvements from Griffin Road to Milton Wilson Rd in Arlington.
• $115,891 for pavement improvements from Hgwy 51 to Navy Rd in Millington.
• $6,240 for repairs to the bridge at Big Creek in Millington.
• $17,760 for pavement improvements from Highway 51 to Raleigh-Millington Rd.
• $33,000 for pavement improvements from US-51 to East of Veterans Parkway in Millington.
• $61,000 for pavement improvements from Ellendale Road to Springtree Dr. and from Rockyford Road to West of Gailyn Manor in Bartlett.
• $108,700 for pavement improvements from Summer Avenue to Yale Rd.
• $130,000 for pavement improvements from Allenby Road to Wolf River Blvd in Germantown.
• $500,000 for Emerge Memphis to Promote Economic Development.
• $44,380 for Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities in Lakeland.
ASRC Management Services
• $2,000 for GNAS Battery Replacement.
GSA
• $3,234,416 for the Memphis Clifford Davis-Odell Horton Federal. Bldg.
Jacobs Engineering
• $550,000 for elevator replacement.
Army Corps
• $300,000 for mapping.
• $650,000 for Memphis Harbor, McKellar Lake.
• $5,000,840 for J Percy Priest Dam and Reservoir.
• $653,000 for Wolf River Harbor.
AMTRAK
• $11,000 for 1 Kiosk at Memphis, TN station.
• $30,000 for Mobility First: New wheelchair lift and enclosure.
• $41,000 to install new signage and wheel chair ramp at the station.
FAA
• $7,500 for UIS- Remove & Replace HVAC at unmanned Nav Facilities.
Veteran’s Affairs: $2,265,973
Department of Veterans Affairs
• $969,973 to renovate CAT scanner and Ultrasound equipment.
• $668,000 to repair and Upgrade Medical Gas System.
• $280,000 to construct Intensive Care Unit Family Waiting Rooms.
• $246,000 to replace the Water Cooled Condensers.
National Cemetery Administration
• $40,000 to repair the State of Illinois Memorial
• $25,000 to repair the Minnesota Monument
• $10,000 to administer and maintain buildings
• $27,000 to purchase a utility vehicle
________________________
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
Congressman Cohen’s statement on the release of the report follows:
“Whether it’s creating and saving jobs, promoting economic development, investing in our transportation infrastructure, modernizing our schools and public housing, making our streets safer, or providing unemployment assistance or tax cuts to families, the ARRA is making a difference in the 9th District.
“I was proud to vote for this bill and release this report so that constituents can know how ARRA funding is being spent. I’ve also posted the funding awards, along with grant awards and Congressional-directed spending projects, on my website.
“Over the last year, I’ve been working closely with state and local officials to make sure that Recovery Act funding gets to the people and businesses that need it the most during these tough economic times. I’m not going to leave any dollar on the table that would help the 9th District, and am determined to make sure that our district gets every penny of every dollar it is entitled to under the ARRA.
“Leading national economists agree that the ARRA is making a difference and pulled our national economy back from the brink of recession. However, even before the national economy went into recession, too many families were struggling in the 9th District. While I believe that ARRA has helped, I also believe that there is still much more work to be done. As a member of the Congressional JOBS Now! Caucus, job creation for the 9th District is a top priority of mine. Moving forward, I urge the Senate to pass the Main Street for Jobs Act, which I voted for in December, to jump start these efforts.”
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
A Full List of Funding and Projects Follows
A Full List of Funding and Projects Follows
• 98,000 Social Security, Veterans and Railroad Retirees received a one time $250 payment.
• 227,000 constituents received the Making Work Pay Tax Credit which increased the amount of their pay check by $400 to $800 a year.
• $107,754,825 for education investments, including saving or creating teaching jobs in the Memphis City and Shelby County Schools.
• $98,369,000 in Recovery Zone Bonds to help jump-start construction projects, invest in job training programs, and promote economic recovery.
• $45,261,323 for housing investments to renovate public housing units, expand low-income housing opportunities, provide assistance to persons with HIV/AIDS, homelessness assistance programs, and community development initiatives.
• $34,737,437 in transportation funding to extend Memphis’s prominence as America’s Distribution Hub by investing in roads, rivers, runways and railroads and to improve public transportation.
• $6,335,093 in COPS grants to hire 37 new Memphis Police Officers for the next three years.
• $5,100,000 to fund MLGW Smart Grid upgrade to lower consumer utility bills.
• $4.9 million to create additional summer youth job opportunities in Memphis.
• $2,163,973 to renovate Memphis VA Medical center and purchase new CAT scanner, ultrasound equipment and repair medical gas system.
American Reinvestment and Recovery Act
Criminal Justice: $12,457,133
Crime Prevention
• $6,122,040 to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and improve the criminal justice system. Distribution will be through Operation Safe Community.
Recovery Funds to Hire 37 New Police Officers
• $6,335,093 to provide increased funding for COPS grants to provide 100 percent of the approved salary and benefits for entry level officer positions over a three year period. Police departments receiving the grants will then be required to retain the grant funded positions for a fourth year.
Education: $107,754,825
Memphis City Schools
• $91,722,565 for emergency education funding released for Memphis City Schools (MCS) to help save education-related jobs and maintain programs for low-income students and students with disabilities.
• $59,472,565 in Title I funds; and,
• $32,250,000 in funding for disabled students (IDEA funds).
Shelby County Schools
• $13,854,621 for emergency education funding released for Memphis City Schools (MCS) to help save education-related jobs and maintain programs for low-income students and students with disabilities.
• $4,327,621 in Title I funds; and,
• $9,527,000 in IDEA funding.
Porter-Leath Children Center
• $70,236 for Head Start, a program that promotes school readiness and provides a comprehensive array of health, nutritional and social services for preschoolers.
Shelby County Government
• $1,611,951 for early head start expansion. Early Head Start is a federally funded community-based program for low-income families with infants, toddlers and pregnant women. Its mission is to promote healthy prenatal outcomes for pregnant women, to enhance the development of very young children, and to promote healthy family functioning.
University of Memphis
• $495,452 for the Math Dept. at the University of Memphis to advance "graph theory"- a new branch of mathematics used by the intelligence community - and to create better traffic patterns.
Arts: $125,000
Beale Street Caravan, Inc.
• $25,000 to help preserve non-profit jobs that promote the arts and humanities that could be lost due to a decrease in fundraising contributions from the National Endowment of the Arts.
Memphis Orchestral Society
• $50,000 to help preserve non-profit jobs that promote the arts and humanities that could be lost due to a decrease in fundraising contributions from the National Endowment of the Arts.
Center for Southern Folklore
• $50,000 to help preserve non-profit jobs that promote the arts and humanities that could be lost due to a decrease in fundraising contributions, the National Endowment of the Arts.
Energy: $10,120,103
Energy Efficiency
• $7,189,000 to fund projects that reduce total energy use and fossil fuel emissions and improve energy efficiency nationwide.
Energy Training Partnership Grants
• $2,931,103 for the Memphis Bioworks Foundation to leverage existing curricula and expertise coupled with input from employer partners to produce new or modified training programs for solar installation, agricultural production for biomass crops, sustainable design and construction, chemical processing and plant process operations.
General Welfare: $4,191,166
Emergency Food and Shelter
• $320,202 to help our most vulnerable citizens weather this storm by providing emergency food and shelter to those in need.
Women's Shelters
• $301,414 to support communities in their efforts to develop and strengthen effective law enforcement, prosecution strategies and victim services in cases involving violent crimes against women.
Emergency Shelter Grants
• $3,569,550 to provide annual grants to state, local, and private entities to improve the quality and number of emergency homeless shelters.
Housing: $45,261,323
Memphis Housing Authority
• $13,574,402 to substantially modernize tens of thousands of public housing units. Funds give priority to projects that are ready to begin construction rapidly. Will also be used to prioritize construction that will increase energy efficiency and lower the long term costs of operating public housing. Funding can be expected to result in providing employment for thousands of construction workers.
• $13,259,030 for 2009 Recovery Act Capital Fund Formula Program: provide funds for capital and management activities, including modernization and development of public housing.
HOME Program
• $4,950,415 to help expand the supply of decent, affordable housing to low and very low income families by providing grants to states and local governments to fund housing programs that meet local needs and priorities.
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program
• $2,019,277 to provide housing assistance and related supportive services to local units of government, states, and non-profit organizations for projects that benefit low income persons medically diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and their families.
Help Improve Homelessness
• $3,329,685 will be used to help re-house families who fall into homelessness or prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place.
Community Development Block Grants
• $8,128,514 to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment.
Healthcare: $1,115,468
UT Health Science Center and University of Memphis Math Department
• $1,115,468 to spur health care and math research.
Economic Development: $98,369,000
Recovery Zone Bonds
• $98,369,000 to help jump-start construction projects, invest in job training programs, and promote economic recovery in the Ninth District.
Small Business: $500,000
Small Business Loans
• $35,000 per business allows small firms to take out loans of $35,000 to pay down existing business debts. Borrowers pay no interest on the ARC loans and repayment does not begin for one year.
Memphis Incubator Systems Inc.
• $500,000 to support renovation of an existing business incubator for expansion to attract and grow more local small businesses.
Social Security: $24,550,000
SS and SSI Checks
• One time $250 checks went to over 98,000 Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries in the 9th District.
Transportation: $34,737,437
Memphis Transit Authority
• $17,772,564 to replace 35 buses and install advanced transportation technology on transit vehicles and trolleys.
TN Department for "Shovel Ready" road projects
• $1,132,123 for pavement improvements between Isabelle Street to White Station Rd.
• $4,163,630 for pavement improvements from Madison Ave. to I-55 and on I-55 from Nonconnah Creek to I-240.
• $133,550 for pavement improvements from the Loosahatchie River Bridge to the Millington City Limits.
• $31,650 for pavement improvements from the CSX Railroad to I-40 in Arlington.
• $7,193 for pavement improvements from Griffin Road to Milton Wilson Rd in Arlington.
• $115,891 for pavement improvements from Hgwy 51 to Navy Rd in Millington.
• $6,240 for repairs to the bridge at Big Creek in Millington.
• $17,760 for pavement improvements from Highway 51 to Raleigh-Millington Rd.
• $33,000 for pavement improvements from US-51 to East of Veterans Parkway in Millington.
• $61,000 for pavement improvements from Ellendale Road to Springtree Dr. and from Rockyford Road to West of Gailyn Manor in Bartlett.
• $108,700 for pavement improvements from Summer Avenue to Yale Rd.
• $130,000 for pavement improvements from Allenby Road to Wolf River Blvd in Germantown.
• $500,000 for Emerge Memphis to Promote Economic Development.
• $44,380 for Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities in Lakeland.
ASRC Management Services
• $2,000 for GNAS Battery Replacement.
GSA
• $3,234,416 for the Memphis Clifford Davis-Odell Horton Federal. Bldg.
Jacobs Engineering
• $550,000 for elevator replacement.
Army Corps
• $300,000 for mapping.
• $650,000 for Memphis Harbor, McKellar Lake.
• $5,000,840 for J Percy Priest Dam and Reservoir.
• $653,000 for Wolf River Harbor.
AMTRAK
• $11,000 for 1 Kiosk at Memphis, TN station.
• $30,000 for Mobility First: New wheelchair lift and enclosure.
• $41,000 to install new signage and wheel chair ramp at the station.
FAA
• $7,500 for UIS- Remove & Replace HVAC at unmanned Nav Facilities.
Veteran’s Affairs: $2,265,973
Department of Veterans Affairs
• $969,973 to renovate CAT scanner and Ultrasound equipment.
• $668,000 to repair and Upgrade Medical Gas System.
• $280,000 to construct Intensive Care Unit Family Waiting Rooms.
• $246,000 to replace the Water Cooled Condensers.
National Cemetery Administration
• $40,000 to repair the State of Illinois Memorial
• $25,000 to repair the Minnesota Monument
• $10,000 to administer and maintain buildings
• $27,000 to purchase a utility vehicle
________________________
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