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South Dakota Federal Stimulus Funding

The South Dakota Department of Labor is eligible to receive up to $26.9 million in federal stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment of 2009. The dollars can be applied to workforce programs.

View entire list of all funding and programs.

Programs at a Glance

• Job Training
• Unemployment Insurance
• Dislocated Workers
• Employment Services
• Older Workers
• Summer Work Experiences
• Work Opportunity Tax Credit
• COBRA Insurance

News Releases (in Adobe .pdf format*)

July 2009
July 13, 2009	Nearly 800 individuals gain work experience through stimulus funds
June 2009
June 30, 2009	MTI graduate gaining work experience through stimulus funds See related photo of Marty Spinsby, the MTI graduate, on the job.
June 3, 2009	Summer youth stimulus program reaches target
April 2009
April 9	Labor stimulus funds help employers with wages; teach young workers new skills
April 2	South Dakota certified for unemployment modernization stimulus funds
April 1	Labor Department creating summer work experiences through federal stimulus funding
March 2009
March 30	Stimulus package adds new employer tax credit incentives
March 26	Labor Department provides assistance for job seekers
March 24	Labor Department receives stimulus funding to help older workers
March 20	Labor Department receives $1.2 million in stimulus funds for unemployment administration
March 12	S.D. Unemployment Fund to get $5.9 million in stimulus funding
March 10	More unemployment benefits available thru stimulus funding
February 2009
February 24	UI Advisory Council makes stimulus package recommendation

Contact Us

E-mail Dawn Dovre for further information.

Related Links
South Dakota Recovery Web site
Federal Recovery Web site
Text of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
Conference Report and Joint Explanation
Congressional Budget Office Budgetary Impact Reports on ARRA
Recovery Act and Grants.Gov
Recovery Federal Business Opportunities
Tax Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Open SD
State of South Dakota home page

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