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US Department of Labor awards $2M in funding to support disaster recovery employment, training of dislocated Texas workers after Hurricane Beryl

Grant supports disaster-relief jobs, training services in 67 counties

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an initial award of $2 million in emergency grant funding to Texas to support employment and training of workers to assist in cleanup and recovery activities in 67 counties stricken by the effects of Hurricane Beryl.

On July 8, 2024, Beryl came ashore as a Category 1 hurricane near Matagorda and the following day, the Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a major disaster declaration allowing the state to request federal assistance for recovery efforts in the following 67 counties:

Anderson

Chambers

Hardin

Lee

Nueces

Shelby

Angelina

Cherokee

Harris

Leon

Orange

Trinity

Aransas

Colorado

Harrison

Liberty

Panola

Tyler

Austin

Dewitt

Hidalgo

Madison

Polk

Upshur

Bowie

Fayette

Houston

Marion

Refugio

Victoria

Brazoria

Fort Bend

Jackson

Matagorda

Robertson

Walker

Brazos

Freestone

Jasper

Milam

Rusk

Waller

Burleson

Galveston

Jefferson

Montgomery

Sabine

Washington

Calhoun

Goliad

Kenedy

Morris

San Augustine

Webb

Cameron

Gregg

Kleberg

Nacogdoches

San Jacinto

Wharton

Camp

Grimes

Lavaca

Newton

San Patricio

Willacy

Cass

 

 

 

 

 

Administered by the department’s Employment and Training Administration, the National Dislocated Worker Grant of up to $16,093,393 allows the Texas Workforce Commission to provide people with temporary cleanup and recovery jobs. The grant will also enable the state to provide those in the affected communities with training and services. 

Dislocated Worker Grants are supported by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 to expand the service capacity of dislocated worker programs at the state and local levels by providing funding assistance in response to large, unexpected economic events that lead to significant job losses. 

Agency
Employment and Training Administration
Date
August 21, 2024
Release Number
24-1675-NAT
Media Contact: Monica Vereen
Media Contact: Jake Andrejat
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