US Labor Department Awards $3.5 Million in Funding for Recovery Efforts in West Virginia

State: West Virginia

Type of Award: National Dislocated Worker Grant

Award Amount Approved/Released: $3,500,000

Funding Awarded to: WorkForce West Virginia

Number of Workers Served: Approximately 250

Use of Funds: The U.S. Department of Labor approved a National Dislocated Worker Grant award for $3,500,000 to Workforce West Virginia to create temporary jobs in clean-up and recovery efforts after severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides in West Virginia which began on June 22, 2016.

The project’s recovery activities target Clay, Fayette, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Roane, Summers and Webster counties.

The funds will provide for temporary employment on projects to assist with clean-up, demolition, repair, renovation and reconstruction of destroyed public structures, facilities and lands within the affected communities. They will support delivery of humanitarian aid and safety assistance as needed. The grant will also fund work on the homes of economically disadvantaged individuals eligible for the federally funded weatherization program, with priority given to services for the elderly and individuals with disabilities.