---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 687.140"
title: "20"
number: "687.140"
heading: "What activities are applicants expected to conduct before a National Dislocated Worker Grant Application is submitted?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/687.140"
---

# §687.140. What activities are applicants expected to conduct before a National Dislocated Worker Grant Application is submitted?


Prior to submitting an application for DWG funds, applicants must:

- (a) **For Employment Recovery DWGs—**
  - (1) Collect information to identify the needs and interests of the affected workers through rapid response activities (described in [§ 682.330](/cfr/20/682.330.md) of this chapter), or other means;
  - (2) Provide appropriate services to eligible workers including other rapid response activities, based on information gathered as described in [paragraph (a)(1)](#a-1) of this section; and
  - (3) Coordinate with the Local WDB and chief elected official(s) of the local area(s) in which the proposed DWG project is to operate.
- (b) **For Disaster DWGs—**
  - (1) Conduct a preliminary assessment of the clean-up and humanitarian needs of the affected areas;
  - (2) Reasonably ascertain that there is a sufficient population of eligible individuals to conduct the planned work; and
  - (3) Coordinate with the Local WDB and chief elected official(s) of the local area(s) in which the proposed project is to operate.

## 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.