WIOA National Dislocated Worker Grants / WIA National Emergency Grants
Department Of Labor, Employment And Training Administration
DWGs are supplemental, time-limited funding assistance provided in response to major economic dislocations or other events that cause significant impact on states and local areas that exceed the capacity of existing formula funds and other relevant resources. DWGs enable states and communities to respond to and recover from large, unexpected dislocation events.
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Helps workers who lost jobs due to disasters or economic downturns get training and find new employment. Provides resources to support their reemployment needs.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Discretionary supplemental funding to enable states and communities to respond to and recover from large, often unexpected economic dislocation events. This includes creating temporary employment opportunities for clean-up and recovery efforts (Disaster Recovery) or expanding capacity for employment and training services for dislocated workers (Employment Recovery).
Who Is Eligible?
Region: US states, US local areas, US communities
Other Criteria: State and local governmental entities or agencies that are one-stop partners in the local American Job Center (AJC) network, Responding to major economic dislocations or other events that cause or contribute to a shortage of existing WIOA Dislocated Worker formula funds, For Disaster Recovery DWGs: Area impacted by an emergency or major disaster declared eligible for public assistance by FEMA, or recognized as an emergency/disaster of national significance by a Federal agency, For Employment Recovery DWGs: Responding to a qualifying dislocation event such as a mass layoff, plant closure, or higher-than-average demand for employment and training activities for dislocated members of the Armed Forces and their spouses, Must have and maintain an active SAM.gov registration
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