(a) National emergency grants may provide adjustment assistance for
eligible dislocated workers, described at WIA section 173(c)(2) or
(d)(2).
(b) Adjustment assistance includes the core, intensive, and
training services authorized at WIA sections 134(d) and 173. The scope
of services to be provided in a particular project are negotiated
between the Department and the grantee, taking into account the needs
of the target population covered by the grant. The scope of services
maybe changed through grant modifications, if necessary.
(c) National emergency grants may provide for supportive services
to help workers who require such assistance to participate in
activities provided for in the grant. Needs-related payments, in
support of other employment and training assistance, may be available
for the purpose of enabling dislocated workers who are eligible for
such payments to participate in programs of training services.
Generally, the terms of a grant must be consistent with Local Board
policies regarding such financial assistance with formula funds
(including the payment levels and duration of payments). However, the
terms of the grant agreement may diverge from established Local Board
policies, for example:
(1) If unemployed dislocated workers served by the project are not
able to meet the 13 or 8 weeks enrollment in training requirement at
WIA section 134(e)(3)(B) because of the lack of formula or emergency
grant funds in the State or local area at the time of dislocation, such
individuals may be eligible for needs-related payments if they are
enrolled in training by the end of the 6th week following the date of
the emergency grant award; and
(2) Trade-impacted workers who are not eligible for trade
readjustment assistance under NAFTA-TAA may be eligible for needs-
related payments under a national emergency grant if the worker is
enrolled in training by the end of the 16th week following layoff.
(d) A national emergency grant to respond to a declared emergency
or natural disaster, as defined at Sec. 671.110(e) of this subpart, may
provide short-term disaster relief employment for:
(1) Individuals who are temporarily or permanently laid off as a
consequence of the disaster;
(2) Dislocated workers; and
(3) Long-term unemployed individuals.
(e) Temporary employment assistance is authorized on disaster
projects that provide food, clothing, shelter and other humanitarian
assistance for disaster victims; and on projects that perform
demolition, cleaning, repair, renovation and reconstruction of damaged
and destroyed structures, facilities and lands located within the
disaster area. For such temporary jobs, each eligible worker is limited
to no more than six months of employment for each single disaster. The
amounts, duration and other limitations on wages will be negotiated for
each grant.
(f) Additional requirements that apply to national emergency
grants, including natural disaster grants, are contained in the
application instructions.
