The Rockland Workforce Investment Board office will be coordinating this grant with County Executive Vanderhoef's Office, Tomorrow's Workplace and NYS Department of Labor.



Jacoby sent out a letter to all Mayors and Town Supervisors in Rockland County stating that they "can begin preparing a list of work that your municipality might need to do {e.g., project scope of what and where work needs to be done, number of temporary employees and skills needed and associated number of hours, time frame and duration, cost (including administration and

supervisory time, equipment and supplies for workers, etc)}."



Similar NEG grants for clean-up activities associated with Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee were previously awarded within the county. Rockland Workforce Investment Board, which reports to Rockland County Executive Vanderhoef and is focal point for unemployment and reemployment matters within the county, served as the administrator for the four municipalities that took advantage of this program (Towns of Clarkstown, Ramapo, and Orangetown, and Village of Spring Valley).



"We encourage all of you to consider applying for these current NEG grants if your municipality is in need of such support. In order to maximize this opportunity, please let us know as soon as possible if you might have an interest in participating in this program. The sooner we hear from you, the sooner we might be able to assist you," he said. "This is an opportunity for your community to access additional labor to assist in clean-up projects made necessary as a result of damage from Hurricane Sandy. It is also important since it will help to put some of our residents back to work and to put some dollars into the Rockland economy."