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Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today announced more than $2.5 million in funding to help laid-off Lummi Nation fishing industry workers get jobs. The Department of Labor National Emergency Grant will provide training and employment services for 443 eligible workers who were laid off because of weakness in the sockeye salmon industry.

“This grant will help hundreds of Lummi Nation fisherman get the training and help they need to get back to work,” Larsen said. “Investing in the skills and knowledge of these workers will put them in a better position to find jobs and help rebuild the local economy.”

Today’s grant of $2,542,924 is in addition to an $847,644 award made in October 2010. National Emergency Grants expand training and employment programs in response to large, unexpected economic events that cause large job losses. For more information, visit: https://www.doleta.gov/neg/.