$154.8M awarded to 32 states, Puerto Rico and the Cherokee tribal nation to implement or expand job-driven training programs for laid-off workers

ETA News Release: June 24, 2014

Jason Kuruvilla or Egan Reich

202.693.6587 or x4960

kuruvilla.jason@dol.gov or reich.egan@dol.gov

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced grants totaling $154,757,547 awarded to 32 states, Puerto Rico and the Cherokee tribal nation through the Job-Driven National Emergency Grants program. The funding will be used to train workers who lost a job through no fault of their own for jobs in high-demand industries. 

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