GRANHOLM - Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Announces the Award of Statewide Additional Dislocated Worker Funding

The Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth today announced statewide Workforce Investment Act additional Dislocated Worker Program funding totaling over $7 million. The additional funding is awarded to the 25 Michigan Works! agencies and will focus on providing comprehensive retraining and re-employment services tailored to workers’ individual needs, including long-term job preparation for those workers who have been terminated or laid off, or have received notice of termination or layoff, and are unlikely to return to their previous industry or occupation.

“These services make it possible for Michigan workers to receive training in a new industry or occupation and get them back into the workforce,” said Governor Jennifer Granholm.

Funding is made available through the federal Workforce Investment Act and is administered by the Department of Labor & Economic Growth.

The Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth is the state government agency charged with providing the skilled workforce Michigan needs to enhance and maintain its economy. To this end, the state’s career and training agency is working with employers, K-12 schools, community colleges and local Workforce Development Boards to operate a comprehensive career development system. For more information about the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth, visit the department’s Web site at www.michigan.gov/dleg.

Michigan Works! Agency	Additional Distribution ($)
Area Community Services Employment and Training Council	591,550
Michigan Works! Berrien-Cass-Van Buren	187,772
Calhoun Intermediate School District	162,578
Capital Area Michigan Works!	179,907
Career Alliance, Inc.	431,022
Central Area Michigan Works! Consortium	145,504
City of Detroit Employment and Training Department	1,244,942
Eastern Upper Peninsula Michigan Works!	51,902
Kalamazoo-St. Joseph Michigan Works!	160,934
Michigan Works! The Job Force Board/Six County Employment Alliance	123,122
Livingston County Michigan Works!	47,251
Macomb-St. Clair Workforce Development Board, Inc.	655,809
Muskegon/Oceana Consortium	227,175
Northeast Michigan Consortium	150,269
Northwest Michigan Council of Governments	229,771
Oakland County Michigan Works! Workforce Development Division	515,591
Ottawa County Michigan Works!/Community Action Agency	146,879
Michigan Works! Region 7B Employment and Training Consortium	130,121
Saginaw-Midland-Bay Michigan Works!	319,421
South Central Michigan Works!	256,991
Southeast Michigan Community Alliance (SEMCA) Michigan Works!	550,729
Thumb Area Michigan Works! Employment Training Consortium	260,736
Washtenaw County Workforce Development Board/Employment Training and Community Services Group	90,133
Michigan Works! West Central	152,483
Western Upper Peninsula Michigan Works!	53,092

Total	7,065,684

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