Issuance 15-2023: Statewide Long-Term Unemployed Policy

The Office of Workforce Development often receives funding assistance from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA) to aide in the recovery from major disasters affecting the workforce system in Missouri in the form of Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grants (NDWG). Eligible participants under Disaster Recovery NWDG's include long-term unemployed individuals. Each state creates its own definition for "long-term unemployed." The purpose of this policy is to provide Missouri's long-term unemployed definition and acceptable source documentation to determine eligibility for its NWDGs.