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| https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-announces-grant-reduce-gang-violence | Congressman Cohen Announces Grant to Reduce Gang Violence | 2019-09-17 | 2019 | 2019-09 | Democrat | House | TN | Steve Cohen | C001068 | cohen.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center(UTHSC)will be receiving a $500,000 grant from the U.S.Department of Justice'sOffice of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to reduce gang violence. The grant underwrites UTHSC's work with Shelby County Schools and the Juvenile Justice Board to enhance gang desistence and diversion services implemented through the Gang Reduction Assistance for Saving Society's Youth (G.R.A.S.S.Y.) program, a model DOJ program designed to reduce gang violence. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: I am pleasedto see this grant awarded to UT's Health Science Center's G.R.A.S.S.Y. program. This program provides opportunities for youth in Memphis to engage positively in our community both in and out of the classroom. This grant will support its comprehensive approach to addressing and preventing violence. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |