CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. - Governor Cuomo announced Saturday that New York State has received $27,792,296 in federal Disaster National Emergency Grant funds.
The grant will be used to hire workers who lost their jobs as a direct result of Hurricane Sandy in Bronx, Kings, New York, Richmond, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland and Westchester counties.
To be eligible, workers must be unemployed as a result of Hurricane Sandy or unemployed and not receiving unemployment benefits or other types of income support.
Workers interested in this program should call 1-888-4-NYSDOL (1-888-469-7365).
Information will also be available at local Disaster Recovery Centers and One-Stop Career Centers.
A list of One-Stop Career Centers can be found on the State Department of Labor's website at http://www.labor.ny.gov/workforcenypartners/osview.asp.
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