{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-687.140","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 687.140","heading":"What activities are applicants expected to conduct before a National Dislocated Worker Grant Application is submitted?","body":"Prior to submitting an application for DWG funds, applicants must:\n(a) For Employment Recovery DWGs:\n(1) Collect information to identify the needs and interests of the affected workers through rapid response activities (described in § 682.330 of this chapter), or other means;\n(2) Provide appropriate services to eligible workers including other rapid response activities, based on information gathered as described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section; and\n(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.\n(b) For Disaster DWGs:\n(1) Conduct a preliminary assessment of the clean-up and humanitarian needs of the affected areas;\n(2) Reasonably ascertain that there is a sufficient population of eligible individuals to conduct the planned work; and\n(3) Coordinate with the Local WDB and chief elected official(s) of the local area(s) in which the proposed project is to operate.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER V—EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","PART 687—NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"1b838284d131ee1af70213b87790d66cadfe6cbd1d2686c23cdfe16974ae9857","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-687.130","next":"us/20-cfr-687.150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}