Assistance program
Hurricanes and Wildfires of 2017 Supplemental– National Dislocated Worker Grants
$58.0 Million committed in FY2018–FY2023
- Agency
- Employment and Training Administration, Labor, Department of
- Assistance
- Not Applicable
- CFDA number
- 17.286
- What it does
- The purpose of the National Dislocated Worker Grant program is to temporarily expand service capacity at the state and local levels by providing time-limited funding assistance in response to significant dislocation events. Significant events are those that create a sudden need for assistance that cannot reasonably be expected to be accommodated within the on-going operations of the formula-funded Dislocated Worker program, including the discretionary resources reserved at the state level. Disaster Recovery DWGs provide funding to create temporary employment opportunities to assist with clean-up and recovery efforts, when an area impacted by disaster is declared eligible for public assistance by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), or declared or otherwise recognized as an emergency or disaster of national significance by a Federal agency with authority or jurisdiction over Federal response to the emergency or disaster. Disaster Recovery DWGs provide disaster relief and humanitarian assistance employment to minimize the employment impact of these disasters, in addition to employment and training services.
- Who benefits
- Not Applicable
- Who applies
- Entities that are eligible to receive a Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grant include: designated state Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) program grantee agencies; and a designated organization receiving WIOA funding through the Native American Program provisions of WIOA. Funds can be used to provide disaster relief employment as well as employment and training services (including some supportive services) to eligible participants. Individuals who are eligible for assistance vary by type of National Dislocated Worker Grant project; however, they must meet the criteria provided in the Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 2-15.
- Authorized by
- Public Law 115-Public Law No: 115-123
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