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 Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded the State of Washington Employment Security Department $1 million on January 1, 2026, under the WIOA National Dislocated Worker Grants program (CFDA 17.277) to provide Disaster Recovery Dislocated Worker Grant services through December 31, 2028.

The award funds temporary disaster-relief employment addressing clean-up and recovery efforts including demolition, repair, renovation, and reconstruction of damaged structures, facilities, and lands within disaster-declared areas and related offshore areas, as well as humanitarian assistance delivery in the aftermath of emergency or disaster events. The grant also supports employment and training activities including career services, training, and supportive services to help participants obtain unsubsidized employment following their participation in grant-funded services.

Eligible participants include individuals temporarily or permanently laid off as a consequence of the disaster, dislocated workers as defined under WIOA, long-term unemployed workers, and self-employed individuals who became unemployed or significantly underemployed as a result of the disaster or emergency. Performance goals align with state-negotiated targets for the Title I WIOA Dislocated Worker program.

Services are delivered in Washington through sub-recipients Northwest Services Council (doing business as Northwest Workforce Council) serving Whatcom, Skagit, Island, and San Juan counties; Workforce Development Council Snohomish County (doing business as Workforce Snohomish); and Seattle-King County Workforce Development Council. Grant recipients may partner with subrecipients and provide services through American Job Centers within covered areas as appropriate.

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.