Governor Announces Availability of Layoff Aversion Grants to Wyoming Businesses

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon on Friday announced  that the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services and the Wyoming Workforce Development Council  are offering $300,000 in grants to support businesses in order to avert or shorten layoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wyoming. According to a news release issued by the Governor’s office, DWS and its 20 Workforce Centers will assist businesses with grant applications to support these important layoff aversion strategies for Wyoming’s economy. The grants will be available to all eligible Wyoming businesses in good standing with Unemployment Insurance and Worker’s Compensation. Businesses can apply for up to $5,000 to support layoff aversion strategies that can keep their businesses open — and employees working — or shorten the duration of a layoff.

Funding is intended to support Wyoming’s economy and vitality during the COVID-19 crisis. Funding will be paid out by DWS, as the fiscal agent. Grant funding should be reasonable and necessary for implementing layoff aversion strategies to assist Wyoming businesses. The grant application can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMovHClNR33-n8hrNpHDKKLwCzlwfRynx3gAGIbpIeoXB3GA/viewform

More information about options available to businesses can be found here: http://www.wyomingworkforce.org/businesses/covid19-layoff-aversion/