INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced Wednesday that it received a $10.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to connect employers with dislocated Hoosier workers. The money comes from the Quality Jobs, Equity, Strategy, and Training Disaster Recovery (QUEST) grant program which targets high-quality jobs in infrastructure, environment and climate, the care economy, and other critical and growing sectors.
DWD will utilize the funding to strategically partner with the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and others to develop a comprehensive outreach strategy with employers to target populations disproportionately impacted by the economic inequities exacerbated by the pandemic.
On July 5, 2022, the department announced the availability of funds for QUEST Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker grants of up to $15 million per applicant.
