Located in:
- Jobs for Veterans’ State Grants
(OMB Control Number: 1293-0017)
Components of the Jobs for Veterans State Grants State Plan
Jobs for Veterans State Grants (JVSG) recipients must provide a four-year state plan as a condition for the receipt of annual funding in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 4102A(c). This plan must include responses to each of the components below.
a. Describe how the state intends to provide employment, training, and job placement services to veterans and eligible persons under the JVSG program (i.e., virtually and in-person).
Current Narrative:
West Virginia strategically positions adequate staff, including Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP) specialists and Local Veterans' Employment Representatives (LVERs), throughout the state to meet JVSG performance goals and program expectations. DVOP specialists facilitate the provision of Individualized Career Services (ICS) to as many eligible veterans and eligible persons as possible. ICS particularly focuses on those veterans and eligible persons who are educationally or economically disadvantaged, lack access to public transportation or to broadband internet, and those who have been identified as having at least one Significant Barrier to Employment (SBE) and/or a veteran who is a member of an additional population designated by USDOL VETS and in accordance with Veterans' Program Letter (VPL) 03-19. DVOP specialists provide ICS through the case management framework which includes a comprehensive initial assessment, the development of a plan that establishes both short and long-term goals leading to suitable employment, and consistent contact both pre and post-employment. All services to eligible veterans are documented in the state's management information system. DVOP specialists cultivate relationships with American Job Center (AJC) partners and service providers through effective outreach activities, which provides them with access to beneficial resources for the veterans they serve. Outreach efforts also promote enrollment into the state's management information system leading to referrals of eligible veterans and eligible persons to the DVOP specialists.
LVERs are assigned to AJCs throughout West Virginia that present the best opportunity to address the needs of employers in an effort to place veterans in available positions. LVERs identify the unique needs of employers and collaborate with AJC staff, including DVOP specialists, to formulate plans to place veterans in apprenticeships or training opportunities to meet skills gaps identified through their employer outreach activities.