Washington, DC – December 13, 2007 – Today, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded the Ninth District of Tennessee two grants totaling $148,835. “I am very pleased that the Memphis Housing Authority will receive nearly $150,000 from HUD,” said Congressman Cohen. “The Memphis Housing Authority has a very difficult job, and it is my hope that these grants will assist the under-funded housing operations in Memphis.”
The first grant was an award in the amount of $83,835 from the FY 2007 Housing Choice Voucher – Family Self Sufficiency Program. The program is intended to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate the use of assistance under the Housing Choice Voucher programs with public and private resources to enable participating families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency.
The second grant was an award in the amount of $65,000 from the FY 2007 Resident Opportunities for Self Sufficiency (ROSS) Public Housing Family Self Sufficiency Program. The purpose of the ROSS program is to provide grants to public housing agencies that are intended for the delivery and coordination of supportive services, resident empowerment activities, and activities that assist residents attain economic self-sufficiency and elderly and disabled residents continue to live independently.
“These grants represent a positive effort by the federal government to provide low-income families with the necessary resources to achieve economic independence and realize their American dream,” added Congressman Cohen.
Contact:
Marilyn Dillihay, Press Secretary, (202) 225-3265/ (202) 368-9275 (mobile)
Charlie Gerber, Communications Assistant, (202) 225-3265 / (202) 320-2817 (mobile)
