# COVID-19: Delays In Providing Disaster Relief Jeopardize $366 Million Disaster Worker Grant Program
> **Audit** by Department of Labor OIG · 2022-01-28
> *About: Department of Labor*
## Report
- **Title:** COVID-19: Delays In Providing Disaster Relief Jeopardize $366 Million Disaster Worker Grant Program
- **Submitting OIG:** Department of Labor OIG
- **Component agency:** Department of Labor
- **Type:** Audit
- **Publication date:** 2022-01-28

## Summary

https://www.oig.dol.gov/public/reports/oa/2022/19-22-002-03-391.pdf


## Recommendations

- **Rec 1** (Closed): We recommend the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training: Provide dedicated technical assistance to the states of Florida, New York, Nevada, and Louisiana to assist them in attaining planned goals. If no specific plan of action is provided or…
- **Rec 2** (Closed): We recommend the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training: Continue to closely monitor the remaining COVID-19 DWG awards to ensure attainment of performance goals and objectives and provide technical assistance as needed throughout the grant…
- **Rec 3** (Closed): We recommend the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training: Amend TEGL No. 12-19 to include timeline provisions for when disaster relief grantees should begin providing relief to those impacted by a disaster.
- **Rec 4** (Closed): We recommend the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training: Amend TEGL No. 12-19 to include technical assistance provisions for grantees that fail to meet the 60-day requirement for submitting full applications.
## Source
- [oversight.gov report page](https://www.oversight.gov/reports/audit/covid-19-delays-providing-disaster-relief-jeopardize-366-million-disaster-worker)
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