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National Dislocated Worker Grants
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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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When FEMA declared COVID-19 to be a national disaster situation, it triggered eligibility for all states and territories to apply for Disaster Recovery as well as Employment Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grants to help address the economic and workforce-related impacts of the pandemic. These grants were able to provide resources to create disaster-relief employment opportunities for unemployed individuals to help address the health and safety impacts of COVID-19, as well as the significant humanitarian needs caused by the pandemic. To address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, ETA awarded 64 National Dislocated Worker Grants (44 Disaster Recovery and 20 Employment Recovery) totaling nearly $398 million. Grants ranged from $102,000 to approximately $40.4 million.
In addition to COVID, the DWG program continues to provide resources to address natural disaster such as wildfires, hurricanes, and the Texas Ice Storm; these grants help communities affected recover from the impacts of the disaster and put affected individuals to work to provide income for their families as well as helping to clean up from the effects of the disaster. In 2020 11 new or continuing grants were funded to address a range of natural disasters, totaling approximately $47.6 million. The funding range for these grants was $470,000 to approximately $14.7 million.
And DWG resources continue to be awarded to help support individuals and communities affected by the opioid crisis through the National Health Emergency Disaster Recovery DWGs. These grants have been ongoing for several years, and in 2020 ETA awarded 3 new grants totaling $5.9 million.
ETA continues to award National Dislocated Worker Grants (DWGs) to support recovery and reemployment for individuals and communities affected by Federally-declared natural or other disasters, and mass layoff events.
Disaster Recovery DWGs create temporary disaster-relief employment opportunities and enable affected individuals to access occupational training and other services. In FY 2021 ETA awarded or continued funding to approximately 25 Disaster Recovery DWGs that: helped individuals affected by substance misuse to obtain appropriate services and employment; assisted communities impacted by hurricanes, wildfires, and tornadoes clean up and recover; and continued addressing the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
ETA also awarded or continued funding for approximately 45 Employment Recovery DWGs, which provide workforce training and other services to dislocated workers in response to mass layoff situations. In 2021 ETA awarded 37 CAREER DWGs to help reemploy dislocated workers most affected by the economic and employment fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular those from historically-marginalized communities or groups, and those who have been unemployed for an extended period of time or who have exhausted UI or other Pandemic Unemployment Insurance programs. ETA also awarded grants to address a facility fire that resulted in layoffs in North Carolina and military transition from a Texas military base.
ETA continues to award National Dislocated Worker Grants (DWGs) to support recovery and reemployment for individuals and communities affected by Federally declared natural or other disasters, and mass layoff events.
Disaster Recovery DWGs create temporary disaster-relief employment opportunities and enable affected individuals to access occupational training and other services. In FY 2024 ETA awarded or continued funding for Disaster Recovery DWGs that: helped individuals affected by substance misuse to obtain appropriate services and employment; assisted communities impacted by disaster events including hurricanes, wildfires, flooding and tornadoes clean up and recover; continued addressing the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and provide temporary employment for individuals in communities affected by disaster events. In addition, ETA offered funding for the second round of Quality Jobs, Equity, Strategy and Training (2023 QUEST) Disaster Recovery grants; in September of 2023, ETA awarded 12 QUEST grants totaling $57.2 million to state workforce agencies.
ETA also awarded or continued funding for Employment Recovery DWGs, which provide workforce training and other services that support dislocated workers following mass layoff situations.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
