FL Getting $13 Million National Dislocated Worker Grant

Florida is getting $13 million from the federal government to help those who relocated to the state from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands after Hurricanes Irma and Maria.  

The National Dislocated Worker Grant will assist evacuees find new jobs, including disaster relief employment to assist with clean-up and recovery.

On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Val Demings, D-Orlando, announced the Secretary of Labor had awarded the Sunshine State the funds. 

The grant will apply to post-hurricane evacuees from both Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, which were devastated by the two storms which struck back-to-back late last year. 

The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity will implement the grant statewide. 


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