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Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date. OPA Press Release:
New Jersey To Receive National Emergency Grant In Wake Of
Disaster
Chao Awards $3 Million To Re-employ Laid Off Workers In Garden
State
WASHINGTON— U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today
announced a National Emergency Grant of $3.2 million to train and reemploy New
Jersey workers who lost their jobs as a result of the Sept. 11 attacks.
“The administration’s number one priority is getting
America’s workforce back on its feet,” Chao said. “New Jersey
was hit hard by the terrorist attacks and this National Emergency Grant will
enable the state government to provide the programs that are necessary to
reemploy all dislocated workers.”
Chao awards National Emergency Grants to supplement existing job
training programs in states that request help and demonstrate need. The New
Jersey grant will provide approximately 2,500 workers with immediate
recruitment, outreach, job assessment, job search assistance, basic skills
training and classroom training.
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 help the economy recover by providing increased assistance to
dislocated workers, including assistance with private health insurance
continuation coverage.
For more information please go to www.dol.gov
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