The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $692,486 Project Grant to the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) to provide Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) benefits to unemployed workers and self-employed individuals impacted by a major disaster.
The grant aims to deliver temporary partial income replacement to eligible individuals who are unemployed as a direct result of the disaster, including those unable to reach their place of employment or self-employment due to the disaster. DEW, the state workforce agency, will administer the DUA program and deliver benefits to the target beneficiaries in South Carolina. The grant has a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027 and does not involve any sub-awards.
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