(a) Applications for national emergency grants to respond to mass
layoffs and plant closures may be submitted to the Department as soon
as:
(1) The State receives a notification of a mass layoff or a closure
as a result of a WARN notice, a general announcement or some other
means determined by the Governor to be sufficient to respond;
(2) Rapid response assistance has been initiated; and
(3) A determination has been made, in collaboration with the
applicable Local Board(s) and chief elected official(s), that State and
local formula dislocated worker funds are inadequate to provide the
level of services needed by the workers being laid off.
(b) An eligible entity may apply for a national emergency grant at
any time during the year.
(c) Applications for national emergency grants to respond to a
declared emergency or natural disaster as described in Sec. 671.110(e)
of this subpart, cannot be considered until FEMA has declared that the
affected area is eligible for disaster-related public assistance.
