Trump has the tools and legislative authority at his disposal. I cannot fathom why he will not use them. He has now created panic. He can: Enable the Department of Labor (DOL) to issue dislocated worker program grants for disaster relief employment pursuant to 29 U.S.C. ยง 3225. A Federal agency emergency or disaster declaration or a Stafford Act declaration triggers an opportunity for eligible entities to apply for disaster relief employment National Dislocated Worker Grants. In order for a Federal agency declaration to trigger this authority, the chief official of a Federal agency with authority for or jurisdiction over the Federal response must declare or otherwise recognize an emergency or disaster situation of national significance that could result in a potentially large loss of employment.