Purpose of disaster recovery dwgs disaster recovery dwgs provide disaster-relief employment, as well as employment and training services, as appropriate, to minimize the employment and economic impact…

Federal Grant Award Summary

The Department of Workforce Development, Education & Workforce Development Cabinet Division received a $6.0 million Disaster Recovery Dislocated Worker Grant (CFDA 17.277: WIOA National Dislocated Worker Grants / WIA National Emergency Grants) from the Employment and Training Administration, effective June 18, 2025, through June 17, 2028. This award funds temporary disaster-relief employment and comprehensive employment and training services in federally declared disaster areas across Kentucky, specifically addressing the employment and economic impacts of severe storms in 2025. The grant supports eligible participants—including individuals laid off as a consequence of the disaster, dislocated workers, long-term unemployed individuals, and self-employed workers who became unemployed or significantly underemployed—through cleanup and recovery efforts, including demolition, repair, renovation, and reconstruction of damaged structures and facilities, as well as humanitarian assistance delivery.

The Department of Workforce Development delivers services through six regional Area Development Districts serving as sub-grantees: Buffalo Trace Area Development District, Inc.; Bluegrass Area Development District, Incorporated; Green River Area Development District Inc.; Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program, Inc.; Pennyrile Area Development District, Inc.; and Lake Cumberland Development District, Inc., with awards distributed beginning August 15, 2025. Grant-funded services include career counseling, occupational skills training, job placement assistance, supportive services, and work-based learning opportunities designed to help participants transition to unsubsidized employment. Performance is measured against state-negotiated Title I WIOA Dislocated Worker Program goals, with services coordinated through American Job Centers and strategic partnerships to expand service capacity and address workforce disruptions resulting from the disaster event.

Purpose of disaster recovery dwgs disaster recovery dwgs provide disaster-relief employment, as well as employment and training services, as appropriate, to minimize the employment and economic impact of declared disasters and emergency situations, in disaster-declared areas as defined in 20 CFR 687.110(B). Activities performed disaster recover DWG provide temporary disaster-relief employment that addresses: 1) clean-up and recovery efforts including demolition, repair, renovation and reconstruction of damaged and destroyed structures, facilities and lands located within the disaster area and in offshore areas related to the emergency or disaster and 2) the delivery of needed humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of an emergency or disaster event. Disaster recovery dwgs may also provide appropriate employment and training activities (including career, training, and supportive services) to help participants obtain unsubsidized employment following their participation in grant-funded services.expected outcomes generally, state negotiated performance goals for the title I wioa dislocated worker program serve as a basis for each dwgs performance goals. Intended beneficiariesan individual eligible to receive services through a disaster recovery DWG must be one of the following, per 20 CFR 687.170(B): temporarily or permanently laid off as a consequence of the disaster a dislocated worker as defined at 29 U.S.C. 3102(3)(15) a long-term unemployed worker or a self-employed individual who became unemployed or significantly underemployed as a result of the disaster or emergency. Subrecipient activitiesgrant recipients may partner with subrecipients, as well as provide services through american job centers within the area covered by the grant, as appropriate.