US Department of Labor announces 2010 Trade Adjustment Assistance 2nd distribution funding
$119.6 million for states to assist workers impacted by foreign trade
WASHINGTON, July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced $119.6 million in funding allocations for Trade Adjustment Assistance to states to assist workers who lose their jobs due to outsourcing and foreign trade. These allocations are from the second distribution for fiscal year 2010 and represent, along with previously distributed initial allocation and reserve requests, approximately 90 percent of the total amount available for TAA training for this year. The remaining funds are being held in reserve by the Labor Department for distribution as needed at the end of the fiscal year.
“America’s workers, including those who have been adversely impacted by trade, deserve our full support,” said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. “By working through our states, we will ensure that workers are able to acquire new in-demand skills and that they can get back to earning family-supporting wages.”
The TAA program seeks to provide workers with the opportunity to obtain the skills, resources and support needed to become re-employed. These funds will be used to provide career training and pay for associated administrative costs. They will be distributed by July 15.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 included a major expansion and reform of the TAA program, and authorized an increase in the maximum amount of TAA funds that may be used for training nationwide from $220 million to $575 million. The Recovery Act also modified the formula for calculating how these TAA funds are distributed to states in order to target funding to areas most in need. Fiscal year 2010 has been the first during which the expanded benefits that were included in the Recovery Act were fully realized.
Editor’s Note: A chart of allocations by state follows this news release.
2010 TAA Allocations by State
2010 TAA Allocations by State
FY 2010 FY 2010 FY 2010
Training Initial Case
Initial Administrative Management
State Allocation Allotment* Funds
Alabama $6,982,647 $1,047,397 $350,000
Alaska $239,023 $35,853 $350,000
Arizona $1,846,532 $276,980 $350,000
Arkansas $11,825,695 $1,773,854 $350,000
California $12,853,474 $1,928,021 $350,000
Colorado $2,554,844 $383,227 $350,000
Connecticut $4,336,505 $650,476 $350,000
Delaware $458,936 $68,840 $350,000
District of
Columbia $0 $0 $0
Florida $1,536,361 $230,454 $350,000
Georgia $9,857,325 $1,478,599 $350,000
Hawaii $0 $0 $0
Idaho $5,232,339 $784,851 $350,000
Illinois $14,432,032 $2,164,805 $350,000
Indiana $18,839,406 $2,825,911 $350,000
Iowa $3,470,628 $520,594 $350,000
Kansas $851,910 $127,786 $350,000
Kentucky $9,577,695 $1,436,654 $350,000
Louisiana $2,118,976 $317,846 $350,000
Maine $2,610,791 $391,619 $350,000
Maryland $881,786 $132,268 $350,000
Massachusetts $9,330,947 $1,399,642 $350,000
Michigan $44,863,288 $6,729,493 $350,000
Minnesota $5,654,466 $848,170 $350,000
Mississippi $3,785,666 $567,850 $350,000
Missouri $12,326,515 $1,848,977 $350,000
Montana $2,260,384 $339,058 $350,000
Nebraska $925,313 $138,797 $350,000
Nevada $205,966 $30,895 $350,000
New
Hampshire $918,927 $137,839 $350,000
New Jersey $4,032,279 $604,842 $350,000
New Mexico $2,376,234 $356,435 $350,000
New York $7,727,854 $1,159,178 $350,000
North
Carolina $37,411,563 $5,611,734 $350,000
North Dakota $230,704 $34,606 $350,000
Ohio $16,829,504 $2,524,426 $350,000
Oklahoma $3,261,038 $489,156 $350,000
Oregon $11,050,072 $1,657,511 $350,000
Pennsylvania $21,502,967 $3,225,445 $350,000
Puerto Rico $151,043 $22,656 $350,000
Rhode Island $2,498,263 $374,739 $350,000
South
Carolina $12,778,865 $1,916,830 $350,000
South Dakota $664,626 $99,694 $350,000
Tennessee $9,306,386 $1,395,958 $350,000
Texas $13,388,959 $2,008,344 $350,000
Utah $2,341,670 $351,251 $350,000
Vermont $350,427 $52,564 $350,000
Virginia $6,951,856 $1,042,778 $350,000
Washington $9,313,577 $1,397,037 $350,000
West
Virginia $3,634,775 $545,216 $350,000
Wisconsin $17,168,963 $2,575,344 $350,000
Wyoming $0 $0 $0
US Total $373,750,000 $56,062,500 $17,150,000
FY 2010
FY 2010 Job FY 2010
Training Search Second
Reserve and Training
State Funds Relocation Distribution
Alabama $1,752,407
Alaska $38,112
Arizona $1,063,154
Arkansas $2,892,086
California $3,022,387
Colorado $770,500
Connecticut $1,211,364
Delaware $327,296
District of
Columbia $0
Florida $582,101
Georgia $2,318,219
Hawaii $0
Idaho $5,100,000 $1,756,013
Illinois $4,176,598
Indiana $5,348,903
Iowa $1,027,594
Kansas $201,380
Kentucky $3,578,237
Louisiana $505,991
Maine $920,472
Maryland $202,035
Massachusetts $2,651,216
Michigan $18,193,176 $13,085,931
Minnesota $2,237,123
Mississippi $896,373
Missouri $4,118,011
Montana $5,586,000 $85,074 $526,145
Nebraska $228,096
Nevada $42,902
New
Hampshire $2,662,761 $20,000 $199,433
New Jersey $1,081,372
New Mexico $439,039
New York $4,200,000 $2,229,317
North
Carolina $9,236,096
North Dakota $146,760
Ohio $5,419,245
Oklahoma $796,225
Oregon $5,000,000 $3,051,470
Pennsylvania $5,478,422
Puerto Rico $131,828
Rhode Island $752,326
South
Carolina $3,028,445
South Dakota $3,420,000 $236,607
Tennessee $2,462,996
Texas $3,396,261
Utah $673,800
Vermont $170,225
Virginia $1,864,360
Washington $2,105,283
West
Virginia $877,799
Wisconsin $4,742,045
Wyoming $175,500 $24,500 $0
US Total $44,337,437 $129,574 $104,000,000
FY 2010 Second
Administrative FY 2010 Grand
State Distribution Total
Alabama $262,861 $10,395,312
Alaska $5,717 $668,705
Arizona $159,473 $3,696,139
Arkansas $433,813 $17,275,448
California $453,358 $18,607,240
Colorado $115,575 $4,174,145
Connecticut $181,705 $6,730,049
Delaware $49,094 $1,254,167
District of
Columbia $0 $0
Florida $87,316 $2,786,232
Georgia $347,733 $14,351,875
Hawaii $0 $0
Idaho $263,402 $13,486,604
Illinois $626,490 $21,749,924
Indiana $802,335 $28,166,555
Iowa $154,139 $5,522,956
Kansas $30,207 $1,561,283
Kentucky $536,735 $15,479,321
Louisiana $75,899 $3,368,713
Maine $138,071 $4,410,953
Maryland $30,305 $1,596,394
Massachusetts $397,682 $14,129,486
Michigan $1,962,890 $85,184,779
Minnesota $335,569 $9,425,328
Mississippi $134,456 $5,734,345
Missouri $617,702 $19,261,205
Montana $78,922 $9,225,583
Nebraska $34,214 $1,676,420
Nevada $6,435 $636,197
New
Hampshire $29,915 $4,318,876
New Jersey $162,206 $6,230,699
New Mexico $65,856 $3,587,564
New York $334,397 $16,000,746
North
Carolina $1,385,414 $53,994,807
North Dakota $22,014 $784,084
Ohio $812,887 $25,936,062
Oklahoma $119,434 $5,015,853
Oregon $457,720 $21,566,773
Pennsylvania $821,763 $31,378,596
Puerto Rico $19,774 $675,301
Rhode Island $112,849 $4,088,177
South
Carolina $454,267 $18,528,407
South Dakota $35,491 $4,806,418
Tennessee $369,449 $13,884,789
Texas $509,439 $19,653,002
Utah $101,070 $3,817,791
Vermont $25,534 $948,750
Virginia $279,654 $10,488,648
Washington $315,792 $13,481,689
West
Virginia $131,670 $5,539,461
Wisconsin $711,307 $25,547,659
Wyoming $0 $200,000
US Total $15,600,000 $611,029,511
SOURCE U.S. Department of Labor
