Nearly $950K in funding awarded to Colorado
to continue cleanup and recovery efforts following severe storms

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $944,839 National Emergency Grant incremental award to help communities in northern Colorado recover from the severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides that occurred on Sept. 11, 2013. These funds are being awarded to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment to hire temporary workers to continue with cleanup and recovery efforts.

"Communities across northern Colorado continue to be affected by the severe storms that passed through last September," said Portia Wu, assistant secretary of labor for employment and training. "The federal funds we're providing today will help rebuild the impacted neighborhoods, while also providing unemployed individuals an opportunity to work and assist in the recovery efforts."

On Sept. 30, 2013, this National Emergency Grant was approved for up to $4,609,937, with $2,304,986 released initially. Today's incremental funding of $944,839 will bring the total amount awarded for this project to $3,249,825. Additional funding, up to the amount approved, will be made available as the state demonstrates a continued need for assistance.

National Emergency Grants are part of the secretary of labor's discretionary fund and are awarded based on a state's ability to meet specific guidelines.