Disaster Recovery FULL Suggested App May 2026.docx

NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANT (DWG)

Disaster Recovery Full Suggested Application[footnoteRef:2] [2: Eligible applicants may submit an emergency application for a Disaster Recovery DWG when both of the following criteria are met: 1. When a declaration of a qualifying disaster by FEMA or other Federal agency having jurisdiction over the disaster is made within 45 business days of the date of the emergency or disaster event; and 2. An emergency application is submitted not more than 15 business days after the qualifying declaration. See grants.gov for the Emergency Application Requirements for Disaster Recovery DWG funds.

Updated May 2026 per TEGL No. 09-24, Change 1

Disaster Recovery DWG Suggested Application Instructions This suggested application is designed to simplify the preparation and submission of a Full Application for a Disaster Recovery DWG to the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOL). All Disaster Recovery DWG applications must include all the documents and information below. If the applicant is awarded a grant, the activities and policies must comply with WIOA statute and regulations (including DWG regulations at 20 CFR part 687), Change 1 to Training and Employment Guidance Letter Number 09-24, Updated National Dislocated Worker Grant Program Guidance and Application Information and Application Process (TEGL No. 09-24, Change 1), grant terms and conditions, and Uniform Guidance (2 CFR parts 200 and 2900).

All full applications must include all the documents and information below. If the applicant is awarded a grant, the activities and policies must comply with WIOA statute and regulations (including DWG regulations at 20 CFR part 687), TEGL No. 09-24, Change 1, grant terms and conditions, and Uniform Guidance (2 CFR parts 200 and 2900).

· SF-424

· SF-424A

· Budget Narrative

· Abstract

· One of either:

· The Suggested Application (provided below), or

· In place of the Suggested Application, you may submit the required Documents and Information in another format.

For Disaster Recovery DWG recipients requesting additional or incremental funds contact your US Department of Labor Employment Training Administration (ETA) Federal Project Officer for instructions.

Eligible applicants must submit the information described in this application and the other required supporting documentation described in Attachment I, Part 2 of TEGL No. 09-24, Change 1, Attachment I. This Suggested Application captures the information necessary to ensure a complete Disaster Recovery DWG application. Please attach supporting documentation, and additional pages as needed. Applicants are encouraged to use the Suggested Application to ensure all the information required in a full application is clearly addressed. However, you are not required to use this suggested application and may apply in an alternative format, provided that all the required information, as explained below, is included. Please note the Attestations throughout this Suggested Application. For each attestation, applicants must confirm understanding of and compliance with the specified requirements.

The table below provides information on how the elements of the Suggested Application are organized and how you should complete the application.

Contents of Suggested Disaster Recovery Full Application

SECTION I. General Application Information Instructions Provide the information requested in each section below.

1. Applicant Organization Name and Type – Provide the name of the applicant organization, and the type of applicant as required by TEGL No. 09-24, Change 1, Attachment I.

Applicant Organization Name

[Enter the applicant organization name here.]

Type of Applicant Select the type of applicant from the list of eligible applicants to the right.

☐ State Workforce Agency that administers WIOA formula funds.

☐ Outlying area ☐ Indian tribal governments as defined by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(6))

2. Primary Project Point of Contact – List the individual responsible for day-to-day management and oversight of the Disaster Recovery DWG. This individual will be the person ETA will consider the primary contact on the project. Note: This individual may differ from the authorized representative for the grant.

3. Qualifying Event – Select the box(es) below to indicate the eligible qualifying event(s). Provide the emergency declaration information requested below.

[Enter Declaration Number Here] ☐ Select the box to affirm that a copy of the FEMA declaration is attached to this application.

[Enter Declaration Information Here. For Opioid Response Grants, enter the Health and Human Services Declaration] ☐ Select the box to confirm that a copy of or link to the qualifying Federal agency declaration is included in your application.

☐ Select the box to affirm that documentation is available to demonstrate a potential loss of at least 50 jobs within the disaster area.

[Enter Declaration Number Here] ☐ Select the box to affirm that documentation is available to demonstrate the relocation of a substantial number of individuals from an affected disaster area.

4. Funding Request – Provide the total funding request for the period of performance. The total funding request must reflect the total federal funding request amount listed on the SF-424, line 18a, and the budget (SF-424A) and budget narrative.

5. Emergency Management Agency Coordination – Provide contact information for the state emergency management agency along with a brief summary of efforts or plans to coordinate activities and avoid duplication of effort.

6. Project Start Date and Period of Performance – Applicants may request a grant start date that precedes the award of the grant, per TEGL No. 09-24, Change 1. DWGs are generally awarded for a 36-month period of performance unless the applicant requests a shorter period.

Project Start Date: Select one of the two project start date options below. Please note, if you have already received an initial award following an emergency application, your full application keeps the original start date.

☐ Start Date Prior to Date of Award* Date Requested or Approved Per Emergency Application: [Enter Date]

☐ Date of Award

*If you are requesting a start date prior to the date of award please provide a brief justification below.

Enter start date justification here.

Period of Performance: All DWG awards will end on the final business day of the quarter following the Period of Performance. Select one of the following two options for the length of your grant.

☐ 36 months from Project Start Date (standard)

☐ Fewer than 36 months from Project Start Date Requested Period of Performance (in months): _____ months

7. Attestation: Participant Eligibility – Please complete the Attestation below to confirm your understanding of the requirements for participant eligibility as described in TEGL No. 09-24, Change 1, Attachment I.

1. Individuals temporarily or permanently laid off as a consequence of the emergency or disaster.

2. A dislocated worker (as defined in WIOA Section 3(15)), including displaced homemakers as defined in WIOA Section 3(16).

3. Long-term unemployed individuals, as defined by the grant recipient.

4. Self-employed individuals who became unemployed or significantly underemployed as a result of the emergency or disaster.

SECTION II. Statement of Work (SOW)

Applicants must submit a Statement of Work (SOW) as part of a full Disaster Recovery DWG application. The SOW provides the context for the effects of the qualifying event, explains the planned grant activities and timeline, and lays out the anticipated outcomes for grant participants. This Suggested Application provides all the required elements of the SOW, per TEGL No. 09-24, Change 1, Attachment I.

1. Project Overview – In the space below, briefly summarize your proposed Disaster Recovery DWG project including the information listed in the box below. If applicable, include any additional information that helps to tell the story of how this grant will operate and support economic and employment recovery in the impacted areas.

Project Overview In the space below, include a summary of your Disaster Recovery DWG project. This project overview must:

· Provide an overview of the project’s scope and priorities.

· List the service areas for the grant including counties and local workforce areas

· Provide a list of the project operators or subrecipients likely under the grant, and a summary of the kinds of activities they will carry out.

· Describe how the applicant determined that they would be able to enroll the number of planned participants

· Describe plans to identify, recruit and enroll eligible participants.

· Summarize any allowable activities carried out prior to the full award of a grant (please include activities that will be allocable to the Disaster Recovery DWG when awarded, or which were funded by an emergency award for a Disaster Recovery DWG).

· Address any additional activities planned to be carried out following the receipt of the full award, as described in TEGL No. 09-24, Change 1.

· Include any additional information that helps tell the story of how your grant will operate and support economic and employment recovery in the impacted areas.

[Enter Project Overview information here.]

2. Community Needs Assessment – The Community Needs Assessment provides information on the impacts of the qualifying emergency or disaster event on the areas covered by the declaration, and the kinds of disaster-relief employment (if applicable) will be created to respond to or mitigate the impacts. It also provides information on the kinds of employment and training needs in the areas covered by the qualifying declaration.

a. Impacts of the Qualifying Event on the Proposed Service Area – Disaster Recovery DWGs are designed to help mitigate the effects of a qualifying emergency or disaster event, and all disaster-relief employment activities must be designed as a result of, and in order to address or mitigate, the specific impacts of the qualifying event.

Provide a brief description of the declared disaster’s impact on the proposed project service area. This description must address:

· The qualifying event details, include dates, duration, or other relevant information

· The project service area, specifically counties, that will be served

· The impacts of the event on the residents, businesses, and communities covered by the qualifying declaration, such as data on job losses or other workforce impacts due to the event.

· The kinds of physical damage or destruction caused by the qualifying event

· The impact of the disaster event on available WIOA formula, FEMA, and other resources that could support recovery efforts.

· The types of humanitarian assistance needs created by the qualifying event and secondary impacts on the affected communities.

· For grants responding to the opioid crisis, also address:

· The significant and ongoing impacts to the workforce from the opioid public health emergency. Describe the severity of the impacts (e.g., rates of death related to opioid use, rates of non-fatal hospitalizations related to opioid abuse, number of children affected due to parental/primary caregiver substance abuse/misuse, etc.) of the opioid crisis in the proposed service area, using sourced data.

· Ongoing state or tribal government efforts to use available workforce resources to address the impacts of the public health emergency, including either the use of WIOA formula funds, WIOA governor’s reserve, or Rapid Response funding, to carry out activities proposed in the application. Demonstrate that these funding sources are inadequate to meet demand for services to respond to the opioid crisis.

· Plans to sustain activities carried out after the grant period of performance

· The level of job loss in the disaster area

· Any other information that will support the types of disaster-relief employment you intend to create under this grant

Please Note: For emergencies or disaster situations of national significance declared by Federal agencies other than FEMA, an application must include information demonstrating the projected level of job loss in the disaster area.

[Enter qualifying event impacts information here.]

b. Description of Disaster-Relief Employment Needs – Disaster Recovery DWGs must provide disaster-relief employment for participants, per TEGL No. 09-24, Change 1 (see Attachment I for exceptions to this requirement). Disaster-relief employment must be designed to address cleanup and recovery efforts (including demolition, cleaning, 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), or to create employment related to the delivery of appropriate humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of the emergency or disaster.

For grants responding to the opioid crisis, ETA will consider applications which do not include Disaster Relief Employment. Those that do include Disaster Relief Employment must provide this information.

The description of disaster-relief employment needs must briefly address:

· The cleanup and recovery, as well as humanitarian assistance, needs resulting from the disaster, and how these needs were identified,

· How the proposed grant will prioritize communities and individuals most in need due to the effects of the declared disaster or emergency situation,

· How the proposed disaster-relief employment will address the needs and help mitigate the effects of the declared emergency or disaster event and promote community recovery,

· Any coordination activities that occurred with the appropriate organizations such as state emergency management agencies, to avoid duplication of activities and appropriately respond to the affected community’s needs after the disaster. For opioid response DWGs, this may include state health, mental health, opioid response, or other similar agency. If such coordination has not yet occurred, describe anticipated coordination efforts as required by TEGL No. 09-24, Change 1.

[Enter disaster-relief employment needs information here.]

i. Proposed Disaster-Relief Employment to Address Needs Described Above – Describe the disaster-relief employment positions to be created under the grant. Include the job title, a brief position description, and a description of how each position will address the needs resulting from the disaster as described above. For proposed disaster-relief employment positions to be approved by ETA, you must demonstrate the work carried out will be designed or intended to mitigate the humanitarian, physical, or economic impacts of the disaster. You may enter the information in the table below or include an attachment to your application.

ii. Employment and Training Priorities – Disaster Recovery DWG projects may provide employment and training activities to participants, regardless of an individual’s participation in disaster-relief employment.

Provide an overview of the economic situation within the counties included in the project. Include information such as:

· Unemployment rates, poverty rates, and educational attainment data

· The workforce needs in the project service area, identifying any barriers to employment

· Employment opportunities, high growth industries, or priority occupations within the project service area

[Enter employment and training priorities information here.]

iii. Description of Employment and Training Activities – Provide a brief description of employment and training strategies to address the priorities described above.

Note: You may enroll participants in employment and training activities as appropriate throughout the life of the grant, even if employment and training activities are not requested in the application.

For grants responding to the opioid crisis, ETA encourages applications that emphasize employment and training services focused on increasing the number of qualified professionals in fields mitigating the crisis, such as addiction treatment, pain therapy and management, mental health care treatment, law enforcement and first responders.

If you anticipate providing employment and training activities through this grant, please describe:

· The populations to be recruited or prioritized for services including those who have one or more barriers to employment

· How the grant recipient expects to recruit and enroll eligible individuals and ensure that participants can successfully complete their grant-funded activities

· How the specific needs of each participant will be determined

· The strategies planned or in place to allow participants to obtain unsubsidized, sustainable, and quality employment following the conclusion of grant-supported activities

· The goals for successful placement of participants in employment post-award. These goals might prioritize employment that includes a living wage and benefits, promotion potential, workplace flexibility, or other factors as described by the applicant

· Any other information that supports the successful implementation of employment and training activities

[Enter your description of employment and training activities here. Enter N/A if you are not proposing to provide employment and training activities in the grant.]

3. Attestations: Project Implementation – All grant recipients must comply with WIOA statute and regulations (including DWG regulations at 20 CFR part 687), TEGL No. 09-24, Change 1, grant award terms and conditions, and Uniform Guidance (2 CFR parts 200 and 2900). Below are some, but not all, of the requirements relevant to project implementation.

a. Policies and Procedures – DWG applicants must have the following policies and procedures in accordance with 20 CFR 687.170(b) and, TEGL No. 09-24, Change 1, and TEGL No. 19-16 to support the allowability of project activities. In the table below, select the appropriate box to confirm understanding of and compliance with specified requirements. If selecting “no,” provide additional information to support the response.

☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A Subrecipient Monitoring: Policies are in place to ensure subrecipients meet the grant award terms and conditions and applicable regulations.

b. Disaster-Relief Employment Activities – DWG applicants must attest to the following requirements for disaster-relief employment, as described in TEGL No. 09-24, Change 1.

SECTION III. Projected Enrollments and Costs

Applicants must provide estimates for enrollments and expenditures for the grant period. ETA uses these projections to understand your anticipated costs and project plans, and to provide technical assistance if necessary.

1. Projected Project Enrollment – Provide the estimated enrollment projections for the grant in each of the categories listed below. Per TEGL No. 09-24, Change 1 grant recipients are not held to the projected enrollments by category below; the total planned participant number is the only participant projection that recipients will be held to. Note: Grant recipients may enroll participants in either or both categories of activities as necessary, whether or not such participation was indicated in this application.

Performance Measures– Performance measures are described in TEGL No. 09-24, Change 1, Section 5. For States and Outlying area grant recipients, the negotiated performance outcome measures for the WIOA title I Dislocated Worker program serve as the basis for each DWG’s performance goals.

If proposing performance goals that are lower than the approved negotiated targets for the relevant state’s WIOA Dislocated Worker formula program, provide justification below.

2. Projected Costs: Disaster-Relief Employment – The estimated total costs of disaster-relief employment activities include disaster-relief employment including wages, benefits, supplies, and other costs. Disaster-relief employment activities costs must align with participant wage limitations and other requirements under WIOA and TEGL No. 09-24, Change 1.

For opioid response DWGs, ETA will consider applications which do not include Disaster Relief Employment.

3. Projected Costs: Disaster-Relief Employment Positions – For each job type to be included in the grant, provide the AVERAGE hourly wage for that position. Positions that are included under more than one subrecipient or Disaster Relief Employer, where wages may vary, should still be averaged into a single wage. (Add additional rows as necessary.)

4. Attestations: Disaster-Relief Employment – Select the appropriate boxes below to confirm understanding of and compliance with specified requirements. If you are requesting to negotiate different wage terms than as described in TEGL No. 09-24, Change 1, you must provide documentation specifying how particular circumstances warrant different terms and that they are in the best interests of the workers and/or communities being assisted.

For Opioid Response Grants which do not include Disaster Relief Employment, indicate N/A for Not Applicable.

☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A Disaster-relief employment activities meet requirements included in TEGL No. 09-24, Change 1, Attachment I.

☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A Individual participant duration in disaster-relief employment is limited to 12 months (or 2,080 hours) unless the grantee requests an extension of up to an additional 12 months through a grant amendment, and ETA grants such an extension.

☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A All wages paid to participants engaged in disaster-relief employment will align with the requirements described in TEGL No. 09-24, Change.

If you select “no” here, provide additional required information in the box below.

[Enter additional information if you selected “no” to any of the attestations above here.]

5. Projected Costs: Employment and Training Activities – Provide the estimated expenditure projections for the funding request as described below.

SECTION IV. Project Timeline

Per TEGL No. 09-24, Change 1, Disaster Recovery DWG applicants must submit a project timeline with your full application for a Disaster Recovery DWG. A timeline helps ETA understand how you expect to implement your project.

1. Project Timeline – Your application must include a project timeline that reflects your major proposed goals and objectives over the period of performance of the project (generally 36 months from the grant start date). Add additional rows as necessary to the table below or submit a timeline as an attachment to your application. Two examples are provided.

Goal #1: (Example) Fully executed subrecipient agreements within 30 days of grant application submission

Objectives for Goal #1:

1. Create and send potential subrecipients an invitation to partner.

2. Draft subrecipient MOU.

3. Host subrecipient information meeting(s) and solicit verbal commitments from partners.

4. Negotiate agreements as needed

5. Send revised agreements to subrecipient signatories for review and signature.

1. Start Date – Completion Date

2. Start Date – Completion Date

3. Start Date – Completion Date

4. Start Date – Completion Date

5. Start Date – Completion Date

Goal #2: (Example) Disaster-relief employment activities implemented.

Objectives for Goal #2:

1. Establish agreements with Disaster Relief Employers.

2. Establish worksite priorities.

3. Coordinate planned activities with state emergency management agency.

4. Ensure participant eligibility definitions and eligibility determination procedures are updated and understood by all subrecipients.

5. Recruit and enroll participants for disaster-relief employment.

1. Start Date – Completion Date

2. Start Date – Completion Date

3. Start Date – Completion Date

4. Start Date – Completion Date

5. Start Date – Completion Date

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Section V. Other Submission Requirement

1. Abstract Applicants must include an abstract as an attachment to their full application. The abstract must not exceed two pages and must include the following minimum information:

· A summary of the impacts of the qualifying emergency or disaster event, including the areas covered by the declaration.

· The project service area including counties

· An overview of the activities that are likely to be included in the grant, including disaster-relief employment that is likely to be created, as well as any employment & training activities that may be delivered, as applicable.

· A description of the types of participants to be enrolled.

· A list of the project operators or subrecipients likely under the grant, and a summary of the kinds of activities they will carry out.

· Any deliverables or expected outcomes.

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