WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of nearly $68 million in grant funding to help 29 organizations in 20 states and territories connect job seekers to employment as the economy continues its recovery from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. The grant awards are part of a total $90 million in funding announced on Aug. 19, 2021.
Administered by the department’s Employment and Training Administration, Comprehensive and Accessible Reemployment through Equitable Employment Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grants support organizations serving individuals most affected by the economic and employment fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, in particular those from historically marginalized communities or groups.
CAREER National Dislocated Worker Grants fund a range of reemployment services that support job seekers with search assistance, career guidance and childcare and transportation costs. Recipients may deliver training services in classroom, virtual or work-based settings. They may also use grants to develop or upgrade virtual services, online platforms, data structures and other technological improvements to enable accessibility and capacity to support job seekers.
The department announced the award of the initial $22 million in CAREER National Dislocated Worker Grants on Aug. 25, 2021. It is now announcing a second round totaling $24 million awarded on Sept. 17, 2021, and a third round totaling $44 million awarded Sept. 27, 2021.
Supported by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, National Dislocated Worker Grants provide resources to states and communities to respond to and recover from events that cause widespread unemployment.
The latest recipients of CAREER Dislocated Worker Grants are as follows:
Recipient
State/Territory
Amount
Pima County
Arizona
$365,535
County of Orange
California
$3,000,000
County of Santa Barbara Workforce Development Board
California
$2,500,000
Hospitality Industry Training and Education Fund
California
$3,000,000
Sacramento Employment and Training Agency
California
$3,000,000
San Diego Workforce Partnership Inc.
California
$1,714,588
Workforce Alliance Inc.
Connecticut
$2,532,680
Delaware Department of Labor
Delaware
$2,903,766
Heart of Georgia Altamaha Regional Commission
Georgia
$2,500,000
City of New Orleans
Louisiana
$2,996,617
Maine Department of Labor
Maine
$2,999,713
Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corp.
Maryland
$2,781,240
Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
Massachusetts
$3,000,000
Mississippi Department of Employment Security
Mississippi
$1,925,529
St. Charles County Government
Missouri
$1,029,834
Buffalo and Erie County Workforce Development Consortium Inc.
New York
$50,000
New York State Department of Labor
New York
$3,000,000
Rockland Board of Cooperative Educational Services
New York
$950,495
City of Greensboro
North Carolina
$3,000,000
Worksystems Inc.
Oregon
$2,329,992
Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute
Pennsylvania
$2,997,086
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Pennsylvania
$3,000,000
Philadelphia Works Inc.
Pennsylvania
$3,000,000
Alianza Municipal de Servicios Integrados Inc.
Puerto Rico
$2,964,964
South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation
South Dakota
$2,107,312
Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area
Texas
$758,013
Hampton Roads Workforce Council
Virginia
$1,502,141
Midwest Urban Strategies Inc.
Wisconsin
$3,000,000
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Wisconsin
$3,000,000