Purpose of employment recovery dwgseta provides employment recovery dwgs to address the impacts of mass layoff or other qualifying dislocation events

Federal Grant Award Summary

The Ohio Department of Job & Family Services received a $2.0 million Employment Recovery Dislocated Worker Grant (CFDA 17.277) from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This three-year project grant funds comprehensive employment and training assistance services designed to support dislocated workers affected by mass layoff events or other qualifying economic dislocation events in Ohio. Services delivered include career counseling, occupational skills training, job placement assistance, and supportive services that equip eligible dislocated workers with the skills necessary for reemployment and enhanced long-term earnings.

The grant serves eligible dislocated workers as defined by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), including individuals laid off through no fault of their own, displaced homemakers, and certain military service members and their spouses. The awardee may leverage partnerships with subrecipients and local American Job Centers to expand service capacity and meet increased demand for employment and training services. Performance outcomes align with state-negotiated WIOA Title I Dislocated Worker Program goals, with grant funds available for use throughout the performance period and potentially into subsequent program years based on spending pace and need.

Employment recovery dwgs generally deliver employment and training assistance (which include career, training and supportive services) to dislocated workers to provide them with the skills they need to become reemployed.activities performedemployment recovery dwgs generally deliver employment and training assistance including career, training and supportive services to dislocated workers to provide them with the skills they need to become reemployed.expected outcomesgenerally, state negotiated performance goals for the title I wioa dislocated worker program serve as a basis for each dwgs performance goals. Intended beneficiariesparticipants enrolled in employment recovery dwgs must be eligible dislocated workers as defined by the workforce opportunity and innovation act, and include those laid off through no fault of their own, displaced homemakers who had relied on the income of another family member, and certain military members and spouses.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.