Federal grant money will be awarded to help former employees of Decatur's International Paper find new jobs.
The U.S. Department of Labor will be awarding nearly $825,000 in National Emergency Grant funding to help in the job search. A news release from the agency said the money would be used to "boost assistance at Alabama Career Center offices in Sheffield and Decatur to help the former mill employees secure new jobs".
International Paper employed 1,100 workers in the Decatur area. The plant closed earlier this year.
Alabama Career Center offices will provide the former employees with job search and resume assistance, counseling, relocation guidance and other services. They're also using funds from another federal program to refer former employees to training programs in fields such as computer science, healthcare, avionics and auto manufacturing.