The U.S. Department of Labor has announced an initial award of $2.8 million in dislocated worker grant funding to California. This funding is intended to support cleanup and recovery activities in eight counties following severe winter storms that occurred between January 31, 2024, and February 9, 2024.
These storms resulted in river and urban flooding, mudslides, landslides, sinkhole formations, downed trees, and damage to roadways, bridges, levee systems, as well as public and private lands.
On April 13, 2024, the Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a major disaster declaration. This declaration enabled the state to request federal assistance for recovery efforts in Butte, Glenn, Los Angeles, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Sutter, and Ventura counties.
The National Dislocated Worker Grant of up to $5.7 million allows the California Employment Development Department to provide temporary cleanup and recovery jobs.
The Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration oversees National Dislocated Worker Grants. These grants expand the service capacity of dislocated worker programs at state and local levels by providing funding assistance in response to large-scale economic events that lead to significant job losses.
