Quality Jobs, Equity, Strategy and Training (QUEST) Disaster Recovery Dislocated Worker Grants

In July 2022, the Employment and Training Administration announced the availability of funds for Quality Jobs, Equity, Strategy, and Training (QUEST) Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker (DWGs) grants of up to $15 million per award through Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 2-22. Authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Dislocated Worker Grants temporarily expand the service capacity of dislocated worker programs by providing funding assistance in response to large, unexpected economic events that cause significant job losses.

The award of nearly $199 million in QUEST DWGs supports projects enabling approximately 15,000 unemployed and underemployed people to enter, return to, or advance in high-quality jobs in infrastructure, environment and climate, the care economy, and other critical and growing industries. These grants prioritize individuals whose employment has been negatively impacted by the pandemic and workers from historically marginalized and underserved populations. QUEST DWGs are expanding the skilled workforce while promoting equitable access to high-quality jobs for historically disadvantaged communities.

Click on the links in the following table to view QUEST DWG recipients and proposed project information. Please note that the grant approval amount may not represent the current obligation of funds.

Awarded Grants