US Department of Labor announces 2010 Trade Adjustment Assistance 2nd distribution funding

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Jul 14, 2010, 01:10 ET

$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
State	FY 2010 Training Initial Allocation	FY 2010 Initial Administrative Allotment*	FY 2010 Case Management Funds	FY 2010 Training Reserve Funds	FY 2010 Job Search and Relocation	FY 2010 Second Training Distribution	FY 2010 Second Administrative Distribution	FY 2010 Grand Total
Alabama	$6,982,647	$1,047,397	$350,000			$1,752,407	$262,861	$10,395,312
Alaska	$239,023	$35,853	$350,000			$38,112	$5,717	$668,705
Arizona	$1,846,532	$276,980	$350,000			$1,063,154	$159,473	$3,696,139
Arkansas	$11,825,695	$1,773,854	$350,000			$2,892,086	$433,813	$17,275,448
California	$12,853,474	$1,928,021	$350,000			$3,022,387	$453,358	$18,607,240
Colorado	$2,554,844	$383,227	$350,000			$770,500	$115,575	$4,174,145
Connecticut	$4,336,505	$650,476	$350,000			$1,211,364	$181,705	$6,730,049
Delaware	$458,936	$68,840	$350,000			$327,296	$49,094	$1,254,167
District of Columbia	$0	$0	$0			$0	$0	$0
Florida	$1,536,361	$230,454	$350,000			$582,101	$87,316	$2,786,232
Georgia	$9,857,325	$1,478,599	$350,000			$2,318,219	$347,733	$14,351,875
Hawaii	$0	$0	$0			$0	$0	$0
Idaho	$5,232,339	$784,851	$350,000	$5,100,000		$1,756,013	$263,402	$13,486,604
Illinois	$14,432,032	$2,164,805	$350,000			$4,176,598	$626,490	$21,749,924
Indiana	$18,839,406	$2,825,911	$350,000			$5,348,903	$802,335	$28,166,555
Iowa	$3,470,628	$520,594	$350,000			$1,027,594	$154,139	$5,522,956
Kansas	$851,910	$127,786	$350,000			$201,380	$30,207	$1,561,283
Kentucky	$9,577,695	$1,436,654	$350,000			$3,578,237	$536,735	$15,479,321
Louisiana	$2,118,976	$317,846	$350,000			$505,991	$75,899	$3,368,713
Maine	$2,610,791	$391,619	$350,000			$920,472	$138,071	$4,410,953
Maryland	$881,786	$132,268	$350,000			$202,035	$30,305	$1,596,394
Massachusetts	$9,330,947	$1,399,642	$350,000			$2,651,216	$397,682	$14,129,486
Michigan	$44,863,288	$6,729,493	$350,000	$18,193,176		$13,085,931	$1,962,890	$85,184,779
Minnesota	$5,654,466	$848,170	$350,000			$2,237,123	$335,569	$9,425,328
Mississippi	$3,785,666	$567,850	$350,000			$896,373	$134,456	$5,734,345
Missouri	$12,326,515	$1,848,977	$350,000			$4,118,011	$617,702	$19,261,205
Montana	$2,260,384	$339,058	$350,000	$5,586,000	$85,074	$526,145	$78,922	$9,225,583
Nebraska	$925,313	$138,797	$350,000			$228,096	$34,214	$1,676,420
Nevada	$205,966	$30,895	$350,000			$42,902	$6,435	$636,197
New Hampshire	$918,927	$137,839	$350,000	$2,662,761	$20,000	$199,433	$29,915	$4,318,876
New Jersey	$4,032,279	$604,842	$350,000			$1,081,372	$162,206	$6,230,699
New Mexico	$2,376,234	$356,435	$350,000			$439,039	$65,856	$3,587,564
New York	$7,727,854	$1,159,178	$350,000	$4,200,000		$2,229,317	$334,397	$16,000,746
North Carolina	$37,411,563	$5,611,734	$350,000			$9,236,096	$1,385,414	$53,994,807
North Dakota	$230,704	$34,606	$350,000			$146,760	$22,014	$784,084
Ohio	$16,829,504	$2,524,426	$350,000			$5,419,245	$812,887	$25,936,062
Oklahoma	$3,261,038	$489,156	$350,000			$796,225	$119,434	$5,015,853
Oregon	$11,050,072	$1,657,511	$350,000	$5,000,000		$3,051,470	$457,720	$21,566,773
Pennsylvania	$21,502,967	$3,225,445	$350,000			$5,478,422	$821,763	$31,378,596
Puerto Rico	$151,043	$22,656	$350,000			$131,828	$19,774	$675,301
Rhode Island	$2,498,263	$374,739	$350,000			$752,326	$112,849	$4,088,177
South Carolina	$12,778,865	$1,916,830	$350,000			$3,028,445	$454,267	$18,528,407
South Dakota	$664,626	$99,694	$350,000	$3,420,000		$236,607	$35,491	$4,806,418
Tennessee	$9,306,386	$1,395,958	$350,000			$2,462,996	$369,449	$13,884,789
Texas	$13,388,959	$2,008,344	$350,000			$3,396,261	$509,439	$19,653,002
Utah	$2,341,670	$351,251	$350,000			$673,800	$101,070	$3,817,791
Vermont	$350,427	$52,564	$350,000			$170,225	$25,534	$948,750
Virginia	$6,951,856	$1,042,778	$350,000			$1,864,360	$279,654	$10,488,648
Washington	$9,313,577	$1,397,037	$350,000			$2,105,283	$315,792	$13,481,689
West Virginia	$3,634,775	$545,216	$350,000			$877,799	$131,670	$5,539,461
Wisconsin	$17,168,963	$2,575,344	$350,000			$4,742,045	$711,307	$25,547,659
Wyoming	$0	$0	$0	$175,500	$24,500	$0	$0	$200,000
US Total	$373,750,000	$56,062,500	$17,150,000	$44,337,437	$129,574	$104,000,000	$15,600,000	$611,029,511