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OPA News Release: [01/15/2002]
Secretary Of Labor Elaine L. Chao Says
Money To New York Will Aid
Chinatown Victims Of 9/11
$25 Million National Emergency Grant Getting
Real Results
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao
announced today that Chinatown Manpower Project will begin training services
funded by a $200,000 grant which is a part of the U.S. Department of
Labor’s $25 million National Emergency Grant given to New York City to aid
dislocated workers in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. This
$200,000 is separate from the $1 million grant Secretary Chao unveiled during
her visit to Chinatown on Dec. 1, 2001.
“We are pleased to see that a portion of the $25 million National
Emergency Grant funds from the U.S. Department of Labor is helping the
residents of Chinatown,” Chao said. “This money will retrain
unemployed workers and help to put Chinatown’s economy back on
track.”
Chinatown Manpower Project, a service provider in New York City’s
Chinatown, will use the funds to offer training services to dislocated workers
in the lower Manhattan community.
National Emergency Grants are part of the secretary’s discretionary
fund. A grant is awarded after a state submits a request and the grant
guidelines have been met. National Emergency Grants constitute a major part of
President Bush’s Back-to-Work package. If passed by the Senate, the
President’s package will assist economic recovery by providing increased
assistance to dislocated workers, including assistance with continuing private
health insurance coverage.
For more information on the Department of Labor’s unemployment and
re-employment programs please go to www.dol.gov.
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