---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 687.130"
title: "20"
number: "687.130"
heading: "When must applications for National Dislocated Worker Grants be submitted to the Department?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/687.130"
---

# §687.130. When must applications for National Dislocated Worker Grants be submitted to the Department?

- (a) Applications for Employment Recovery DWGs may be submitted at any time during the year and must be submitted to respond to eligible events as soon as possible when:
  - (1) The applicant receives a notification of a mass layoff or a closure as a result of a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notice, a general announcement, or some other means, or in the case of applications to address situations described in [§ 687.110(a)(4)](/cfr/20/687.110.md?p=a-4), when higher-than-average demand for employment and training activities for those members of the Armed Forces and military spouses exceeds State and local resources for providing such activities;
  - (2) Worker need and interest in services has been determined through Rapid Response, or other means, and is sufficient to justify the need for a DWG; and
  - (3) A determination has been made, in collaboration with the applicable local area, that State and local formula funds are inadequate to provide the level of services needed by the affected workers.
- (b) Applications for Disaster Recovery DWGs to respond to an emergency or major disaster must be submitted as soon as possible when:
  - (1) As described in [§ 687.110(b)(1)](/cfr/20/687.110.md?p=b-1), FEMA has declared that the affected area is eligible for public assistance;
  - (2) A situation as described in [§ 687.110(b)(2)](/cfr/20/687.110.md?p=b-2) occurs. The applications must indicate the applicable Federal agency declaration, describe the impact on the local and/or State economy, and describe the proposed activities; or
  - (3) A situation as described in [§ 687.110(b)(3)](/cfr/20/687.110.md?p=b-3) occurs, and interest in services has been determined and is sufficient to justify the need for a DWG.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 170, 189, 503, Pub. L. 113-128, 128 Stat. 1425 (Jul. 22, 2014).

### Source

Source: 81 FR 56457, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted.