Located in:
- Jobs for Veterans’ State Grants
The Jobs for Veterans’ State Grants (JVSG) are mandatory, formula-based staffing grants to (including DC, PR, VI and Guam). The JVSG is funded annually in accordance with a funding formula defined in the statute (38 U.S.C. 4102A (c) (2) (B) and regulation and operates on a fiscal year (not program year) basis, however, performance metrics are collected and reported (VETS-200 Series Reports) quarterly (using four “rolling quarters”) on a Program Year basis (as with the ETA- 9002 Series). Currently, VETS JVSG operates on a five-year (FY 2015-2019), multi-year grant approval cycle modified and funded annually.
In accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 4102A(b)(5) and § 4102A(c), the Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training (ASVET) makes grant funds available for use in each State to support Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP) specialists and Local Veterans' Employment Representatives (LVER) staff. As a condition to receive funding, 38 U.S.C. § 4102A(c)(2) requires States to submit an application for a grant that contains a State Plan narrative, which includes:
e. The Populations of Veterans to Be Served, Including Any Additional Populations Designated by the Secretary as Eligible for Services, and Any Additional Populations Specifically Targeted by the State Workforce Agency for Services from One-stop Delivery System Partners (e.g., Native American Veterans; Veterans in Remote Rural Counties or Parishes);
Current Narrative:
Veterans that attest to belonging to at least one of the six criteria listed below or are members of a special population are considered to have an SBE and are targeted by the DVOP specialist:
- A special disabled or disabled veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. § 4211(10) and (3);
- Homeless, as defined in Sections 103(a) and (b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302(a) and (b)), as amended;
- A recently separated service member, as defined in 38 U.S.C § 4211(6), who has been unemployed for 27 or more weeks in the previous 12 months;
- An offender, as defined by WIOA Section 3 (38), who is currently incarcerated or who has been released from incarceration;
- Lacking a high school diploma or equivalent certificate; or
- Low-income, as defined by WIOA Section 3(36). DVOP specialists shall also provide services to priority category populations identified by the Secretary under 38 U.S.C. § 4103A (a)(1)(C). Currently, the secretary has identified four such populations. These populations are:
Transitioning service members who have participated in the Transition Assistance Program and have been identified as in need of intensive services;
Service members who are wounded, ill or injured and receiving treatment in military treatment facilities or warrior transition units;
The spouses or other family caregivers of such wounded, ill or injured service members;
Veterans, as defined in 38 U.S.C. § 4211, aged 18 to 24.