MLGW Gets Relief, Universities Win Big Grants | Memphis News

Memphis Light, Gas and Water is getting a major financial boost—$2 million in FEMA reimbursement to repair storm-damaged power infrastructure after April 2025’s brutal storms. Congressman Steve Cohen hailed the federal support as vital for restoring power. Meanwhile, Memphis institutions are also cashing in: St. Jude gets $1.4M for cancer research and $380K for medical sciences; UT Health Sciences Center lands $800K for fungal-bacterial research; University of Memphis secures $950K in NSF grants—one studying cardinal color science, the other AI in engineering education. And UT Health’s Center on Developmental Disabilities receives $5M from Tennessee to sustain the Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program, offering critical support to families raising kids when parents can’t. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e8899cc9e638fb1d