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…

The State of Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development received a $1.0 million Disaster Recovery Dislocated Worker Grant (CFDA 17.277) from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration, awarded October 8, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2028. This grant funds temporary disaster-relief employment and supportive services in FEMA-declared disaster areas across Alaska. The program provides eligible participants with employment in cleanup, demolition, repair, renovation, and reconstruction activities, as well as humanitarian assistance delivery following declared emergency or disaster events. Additionally, the grant supports employment and training services—including career counseling, individualized employment planning, occupational skills training, and supportive services—to help participants transition to unsubsidized employment.

Eligible beneficiaries include individuals temporarily or permanently laid off due to the disaster, dislocated workers as defined under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), long-term unemployed workers, and self-employed individuals who became unemployed or underemployed as a result of the disaster. The State of Alaska will deliver services directly and through American Job Centers within covered areas, with performance goals aligned to state-negotiated targets under the Title I WIOA Dislocated Worker Program. Grant funds may be expended through the program year of award plus two subsequent years, with disbursement made incrementally as needed.

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 DWG's performance goals. Intended beneficiaries an 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 activities grant recipients may partner with subrecipients, as well as provide services through american job centers within the area covered by the grant, as appropriate.