US Department of Labor awards $600K to provide jobs, training services for Kansas workers displaced by General Motors layoffs

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $601,782 to the Kansas Local Workforce Investment Area III Inc. to support employment and training services for people affected by General Motors layoffs to occur between November 2024 and January 2025.

The department’s Employment and Training Administration administers the National Dislocated Worker Grant that will allow Kansas Local Workforce Investment Area III Inc. to provide retraining and skills development for dislocated workers seeking assistance in Jackson, Johnson, Leavenworth and Wyandotte counties. 

“The Employment and Training Administration is committed to ensuring Kansas workers laid off by General Motors have access to employment services,” said Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training José Javier Rodríguez. “This Dislocated Worker Grant provides critical support to Kansas by providing employment and training services to workers displaced by the layoffs.”

Supported by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, National Dislocated Worker Grants provide a state or local board with funding for direct services and assistance in areas experiencing a major economic dislocation event that leads to workforce needs exceeding available resources.