Project Grant 076906179

This $7,500,000 Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grant (CFDA 17.277) was awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration to the Florida Department of Commerce on October 1, 2024. The funding will support clean-up, recovery, and humanitarian assistance efforts in Florida in the aftermath of a declared disaster. Eligible dislocated workers, including those temporarily or permanently laid off, can receive employment, training, and supportive services...

The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) received a $175,000 project grant award from the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs to develop a disaster recovery plan and upgrade critical infrastructure systems. Funded under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program, the July 2022 award will support two phases. The first phase involves establishing off-site data backup capabilities to address audit findings regarding ASCC's ability to prevent and...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the Central Florida Regional Planning Council under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The funding will support the hiring of a Disaster Recovery Coordinator to aid long-term economic recovery and resiliency efforts in Central Florida through November 2024. Key services include assessing impacts of past disasters on local businesses and citizens, determining effectiveness of...

This $1,500,000 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) National Dislocated Worker Grants program (CFDA 17.277), provides disaster recovery and humanitarian assistance employment and training services to individuals temporarily or permanently laid off, dislocated, long-term unemployed, or self-employed and significantly underemployed as a result of a declared disaster or emergency....

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $800,000 Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grant (CFDA 17.277) to the State of New Mexico Workforce Solutions Department on July 22, 2024. This 24-month Project Grant will provide disaster recovery and humanitarian assistance employment, as well as employment and training services, to minimize the employment and economic impact of declared disasters and emergency situations in disaster-declared areas of...

This $3.8 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) will support the establishment of the Business Disaster Response Center in Caguas, Puerto Rico. The Center will provide disaster recovery assistance, incubation space, business education, and access to capital for businesses in 12 municipalities impacted by Hurricanes Maria and Irma. It is expected to create 324 jobs and retain 360 jobs over...

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $321,836 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program to the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council. The grant funds the hiring of a disaster recovery coordinator to support long-term economic recovery and resiliency activities in six Florida counties impacted by natural disasters. Specifically, the coordinator will work with small to mid-sized growers and small,...

This $5,726,842 Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grant (CFDA 17.277) was awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration to the State of California Employment Development Department on August 23, 2024. The grant provides disaster-relief employment, humanitarian assistance, and workforce development services to dislocated workers impacted by declared disasters and emergency situations in disaster-declared areas. Key services supported under this...

This $349,239 Cooperative Agreement award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Disaster Assistance Projects program (CFDA 97.088) provides pass-through funding to the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (ODEM) for comprehensive disaster recovery services to families and communities affected by presidentially-declared disasters in Oklahoma. ODEM will administer sub-awards to local governments, non-profit organizations, and community action agencies to deliver...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $5,307,885.00, was provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Disaster Assistance Projects program (CFDA 97.088). The award is intended to support comprehensive disaster recovery services for families and communities affected by presidentially-declared disasters in the Tallahassee, FL area. The funding will enable the prime recipient, the Florida Commission on Community Service (Volunteer Florida),...