DeSantis announces $28 Million in disaster relief employment

Florida has been awarded an additional $28 million in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Labor Disaster Recovery Dislocated Worker Grant in response to Covid-19, Governor Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday. The grant is administered by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and will provide disaster-relief employment in the form of temporary jobs, employment and training services and supportive services to eligible Floridians in areas including humanitarian assistance and cleanup activities. Individuals who qualify for disaster-relief employment are dislocated workers, workers who have been temporarily or permanently laid off as a result of Covid-19, self-employed individuals who have lost work due to the pandemic and individuals who have been unemployed long-term. For more information, click here.