Secretary Chao Announces Personal Reemployment Account Demonstration
U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao announced a $9 million project to demonstrate Personal Reemployment Accounts (PRAs) in selected states. Personal Reemployment Accounts will provide up to $3,000 in personally managed funds that eligible unemployed workers can use to purchase the job training or supportive services they need to find a new job.
President Bush Announces Funding to Serve Returning Members of the National Guard and Military Reserves
To inform the state workforce investment system of the opportunity to apply for Secretary's discretionary National Emergency Grant(NEG) funds, pursuant to the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Title I, Section 173, as amended, to provide employment-related assistance for members of the National Guard and Military Reserves who were required to interrupt or postpone employment-related assistance (including training funded by Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)) in order to fulfill requirements involving deployment to Iraq, Afghanistan or other locations.
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