WIOA National Dislocated Worker Grants / WIA National Emergency Grants

DWGs are supplemental, time-limited funding assistance provided in response to major economic dislocations or other events that cause significant impact on states and local areas that exceed the capacity of existing formula funds and other relevant resources. DWGs enable states and communities to respond to and recover from large, unexpected dislocation events.

Entities that are eligible to receive a National Dislocated Worker Grant include: designated state or territorial Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) program agencies; one or more Local Workforce Investment Areas; a designated organization receiving WIOA funding through the Native American Program provisions of WIOA or the tribal entities as described in the Stafford Act; entities determined to be appropriate to apply by the Governor of a state; and other entities that demonstrate their capability to carry out such projects to the Secretary of Labor. Funds can be used to provide employment and training services (including some supportive services) to eligible participants.

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/dislocated-workers/laws

Match: none required (federal program listing). Statutory Formula: Title Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, Part Chapter 3, Subpart Sec 170,Public Law 113-128.20 C.F.R. parts 680 and 687

Fiscal year 2025: In December 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor awarded $3.5 million to the Montana Department of Labor and Industry for employment and training services for people in the state�s communities affected by the Sibanye-Stillwater mine layoffs. On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor awarded $2.7 million in grant funding to support disaster-relief jobs and employment and training services for Georgia residents suffering from the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. On Jan 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor approved up to $10 million � with $1 million released initially � in emergency grant funding to California to support disaster-relief jobs and training services for those affected by the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles County.