Julie Su Acting United States Secretary of Labor | Official Website
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced an initial award exceeding $2 million in emergency dislocated worker grant funding to Texas. This funding aims to support cleanup and recovery activities in 26 counties affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding that began on April 26, 2024.
Following the issuance of a major disaster declaration by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on May 17, 2024, Texas became eligible to request federal assistance for recovery efforts. The declaration covers Austin, Bell, Caldwell, Coryell, Grimes, Hamilton, Harris, Houston, Jasper, Lampasas, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Mills, Montgomery, Newton, Polk, Robertson, San Jacinto, San Saba, Trinity, Tyler, Walker Waller and Washington counties.
Administered by the Department’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA), the National Dislocated Worker Grant can provide up to $6.18 million. This grant will enable the Texas Workforce Commission to offer temporary cleanup and recovery jobs as well as training and services to those in affected communities.
Dislocated Worker Grants are supported by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014. They aim to expand service capacity for dislocated worker programs at state and local levels by providing funding assistance in response to significant job losses due to large-scale economic events.
