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

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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Department Announces Grants to Assist Storm and Flood Recovery Efforts in Vermont, Florida, and Missouri

The Department of Labor has announced a $350,000 National Emergency Grant increment that will fund temporary jobs for workers to assist with continuing cleanup and recovery efforts in Vermont following the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Irene in 2011.

December 3, 2012 News Release

The Department has also announced the award of a $2,699,712 National Emergency Grant supplement to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity following the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Debby. The supplement will continue funding temporary jobs for eligible dislocated workers who are assisting with cleanup and recovery efforts.

December 3 News Release

The Department has also announced a $641,042 National Emergency Grant supplement to assist with continuing cleanup and recovery efforts in the wake of severe flooding that affected northwestern Missouri between June 1 and Aug. 1, 2011. Awarded to the Missouri Division of Workforce Development, the supplement will continue funding 141 temporary jobs for eligible dislocated workers in affected areas.

December 3, 2012 News Release

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Appalachian Businesses to Get Export Boost from New Partnership

ARC Federal Co-Chair Earl F. Gohl and Charles A. Ford, deputy director general of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service (U.S. Commercial Service) have signed into creation a new Export Promotion Partnership aimed at boosting exports from businesses based in the 13-state Appalachian Region.

The new partnership will enhance ongoing cooperation and coordination between the two agencies to increase export awareness among small and medium-sized firms. The partnership will leverage the tools and resources both organizations can provide to help Appalachian businesses with their export efforts.

Apprenticeship Trailblazer and Innovators: Spotlight on the St. Louis Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Program

The St. Louis Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Program (CJAP) is preparing at-risk youth and other non-traditional populations for careers in Green construction and Weatherization through a pre-apprenticeship program which includes On-The Job experience.

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Department Announces Grant to Assist Workers Affected by T-Mobile USA Layoffs in Oregon

The Department of Labor has announced a $198,495 National Emergency Grant to provide job training and support services to about 120 workers affected by the closure of T-Mobile USA Inc.'s facility in Redmond, Oregon.

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National Emergency Grants (2000 through 2012)