[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
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[CITE: 20CFR671.160]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
 CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 671--NATIONAL EMERGENCY GRANTS FOR DISLOCATED WORKERS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 671.160  What rapid response activities are required before a national emergency grant application is submitted?

    (a) Rapid response is a required Statewide activity under WIA 
section 134(a)(2)(A), to be carried out by the State or its designee in 
collaboration with the Local Board(s) and chief elected official(s). 
Under 20 CFR 665.310, rapid response encompasses, among other 
activities, an assessment of the general needs of the affected workers 
and the resources available to them.
    (b) In accordance with national emergency grant application 
guidelines published by the Department, each applicant must demonstrate 
that:
    (1) The rapid response activities described in 20 CFR 665.310 have 
been initiated and carried out, or are in the process of being carried 
out;
    (2) State and local funds, including those made available under 
section 132(b)(2)(B) of the Act, have been used to initiate appropriate 
services to the eligible workers;
    (3) There is a need for additional funds to effectively respond to 
the assistance needs of the workers and, in the case of declared 
emergencies and natural disasters, the community; and
    (4) The application has been developed by or in conjunction with the 
Local Board(s) and chief elected official(s) of the local area(s) in 
which the proposed project is to operate.