Employment and Training Administration - Workforce Professionals - State and Local Activities

Department Awards Grant to Assist Minnesota Workers Impacted by Layoffs

The Department of Labor has announced a National Emergency Grant totaling $838,390 to assist about 200 workers affected by layoffs at the headquarter offices of SUPERVALU located in Eden Prairie and Stillwater, Minnesota.

Awarded to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, the grant will be operated by HIRED. HIRED is a workforce development organization in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area that has 16 offices to provide employment services to the community. Under the grant, affected workers will have access to dislocated worker services, such as individual career counseling, skills assessment, skill upgrades, occupational skills training and job search assistance.

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Department Awards Grant for Storm Recovery Efforts in Oklahoma

The Department of Labor has announced a $10 million National Emergency Grant award to create temporary jobs for eligible individuals to assist with cleanup and recovery efforts resulting from the severe storms and tornadoes that ravaged a five-county area of Oklahoma between May 18 and May 20. These storms resulted in widespread damage across the state during this same period. The funds are being awarded to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.

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Department Provides Additional Funds to Assist Rhode Island with Hurricane Sandy Recovery Efforts

The Department of Labor today announced a $500,000 National Emergency Grant incremental award to assist Rhode Island with continuing cleanup and recovery efforts in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy.

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Department of Labor Grant to Assist Oregon Workers Affected by Closure of Boise White Paper

The Department of Labor has announced a $175,318 National Emergency Grant to assist about 70 of the 110 workers affected by the closure of Boise White Paper LLC in St. Helens, Oregon.

Awarded to the Oregon Department of Community College and Workforce Development, the grant will provide eligible workers with access to training and a broad range of support services, in conjunction with other services they may receive as a result of their eligibility for Trade Adjustment Assistance benefits.

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Department Provides Additional Funds to Continue Storm Cleanup and Recovery Efforts in Vermont

The Department of Labor has announced a $770,000 National Emergency Grant increment to continue clean-up and recovery efforts in Vermont following Tropical Storm Irene.

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Department of Labor Provides Grant Increment to Continue Aid for Massachusetts Workers Affected by Layoffs

The Department of Labor has awarded a $1,263,339 National Emergency Grant increment to continue employment-related services for more than 360 workers affected by layoffs in the commonwealth of Massachusetts from 12 companies, four of which provided staffing to the other eight.

The companies are Biogen Idec, Commercial Sheet Metal, Covidien, EDO Fiber Innovations/ITT Corp., Henkel Corp., International Power America, Reveal Imaging Technologies Inc., Unilever-Breyers Ice Cream and the staffing businesses ? Aerotek, Kelly Services, Randstad and Total Technical Services.

Awarded to the Massachusetts Department of Workforce Development, this funding will make possible the continuation of training and re-employment services for affected workers. Those who are also eligible for Trade Adjustment Assistance benefits will receive services under the grant that are not provided by TAA. Those who are not eligible for TAA will receive the full array of services eligible under this grant.

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Department Provides Grant to Help Arkansas with Storm Recovery Efforts

The Department of Labor has announced a $391,539 National Emergency Grant to assist Arkansas with clean-up and recovery efforts after the severe winter storm that struck the state Dec. 25-26, 2012.

The grant, awarded to the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, will be used to restore public lands and infrastructure by providing temporary work to those in need of employment.

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Department Announces Grant to Assist with Storm Recovery Efforts in Mississippi

The Department of Labor has announced a $2 million National Emergency Grant to assist Mississippi with cleanup and recovery efforts in the wake of recent storms, tornadoes and flooding.

The funds are being awarded to the Mississippi Department of Employment Security to create temporary jobs that support storm recovery efforts.

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Department Awards Grant to Rhode Island to Enhance and Promote Self-Employment Assistance Program

The Department of Labor has awarded a grant of $159,734 to the state of Rhode Island to enhance and promote its Self-Employment Assistance program. Rhode Island plans to use the funding to implement intensive training as well as one-on-one mentoring to assist potential entrepreneurs in starting their own businesses.

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Department Announces Grant Increment for Massachusetts Workers Affected by Solar Industry Layoffs

The Department of Labor has announced a $408,403 National Emergency Grant increment for continued assistance to about 320 workers affected by the 2011 closure of Evergreen Solar Inc. in Devens and Marlborough, Mass., and layoffs of two of its staffing firms.

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