There are 6 article(s) tagged federal funding:

• May 2025

  • Health Department loses $2 million in federal funding

    Dr. Michelle Taylor, the head of the Shelby County Health Department, said her organization was jolted by how abruptly the funding was rescinded. 

    By Aisling Mäki May 07, 2025

• January 2024

  • Steve Cohen tours federally funded projects underway at Regional One

    Regional One Health is using community-project funding to bring state-of-the-art technology, updated waiting rooms and renovated workstations to the aging county hospital.

    By Aisling Mäki January 23, 2024

  • Report: Federal requirements could still apply if state rejects funding

    “There are more questions than definitive answers about what rejecting federal K-12 dollars could mean for Tennessee’s obligations because no state has ever done so,” the report states.

    By Ian Round January 11, 2024

• November 2023

  • Tenn. lawmakers unsure of how to go about rejecting federal funding

    Eight hours of meetings focused on federal education funding and whether Tennessee should give that funding up wrapped last week. Here are some of the main takeaways.

    By Ian Round November 19, 2023

  • Tennessee Department of Education refuses to take stance on federal funds

    Tennessee’s education commissioner refused to say Tuesday whether she supports or opposes the possible rejection of more than $1 billion in annual school funding from the federal government.

    By Ian Round November 14, 2023

• February 2023

  • Tennessee Republicans toy with the idea of shunning more federal money

    House Speaker Cameron Sexton and Gov. Bill Lee say they don’t want to deal with the requirements that accompany federal funding for education and HIV prevention and Tennessee is in the financial shape to replace it.

    By Ian Round February 20, 2023