Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: WorkSource DeKalb
SUBJECT:
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Commission District(s): ALL DISTRICTS
Acceptance of Federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Rapid Response Grant for Dislocated Worker - Fiscal Year 2026 from the Technical College System of Georgia not to exceed $55,000.
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Information Contact: Lorne Green
Phone Number: 404-371-6354
PURPOSE:
To consider acceptance of WIOA Rapid Response Grant Funds not to exceed $55,000 for employment and training activities for eligible Dislocated Worker participants.
NEED/IMPACT:
WorkSource Dekalb Local Workforce Development Area 5 (LWDA 5) received an allocation of $55,000 from the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) for Fiscal Year 2026 Rapid Response Grant award for Dislocated Workers. Approval will permit expeditious handling of grant funding for programs to ensure continuous service to DeKalb County clients for employment and training services.
Rapid Response is currently a United States Department of Labor (USDOL) grant program established through the WIOA. Effective January 1, 2026, statewide rapid response activities will be administered by the Technical College System of Georgia Office of Workforce Development (OWD). OWD will award funding on an annual basis to Local Workforce Development Area's (LWDAs) for the purposes of administering rapid response activities. Rapid Response enables each LWDA to provide frontline assistance to employees who are laid off through no fault of their own, known as "dislocated workers." The Program provides a pro-active response to company layoffs and plant/facility closures in which the state's Rapid Response team coordinates services with the LWDA to aid dislocated workers and companies affected by closures/layoffs. Rapid Response enables states to provide on-site services, at no cost to the employer, to assist with minimizing the disruptions associated with job loss as well as a...
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