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- 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:
a. How the State Intends to Provide Employment, Training and Job Placement Services to Veterans and Eligible Persons Under the Jvsg
Current Narrative:
(a) How the State intends to provide employment, training and job placement services to veterans and eligible persons under the JVSG; (b) Planned Deployment of Grant Funded Staff
The State of Delaware is a single service delivery area. The Governor has designated the DOL-DET as the statewide American Job Center Operator. As such, the Division operates four (4) comprehensive American Job Centers. The centers are strategically located throughout the state and provide the full-range of USDOL/ETA funded workforce development program services including Wagner-Peyser Act Employment and Reemployment Services; Workforce Investment Act Dislocated Worker, Adult, and Youth Program services; Trade Act Assistance; Work Opportunities Tax Credit determinations; and State funded Blue Collar Training Program opportunities. Partner services provided by the Division of Unemployment Insurance, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, the Older Worker Program, and the Department of Education are also available through the American Job Centers.
In order to effectively and efficiently facilitate the provision services to eligible veterans and eligible persons, a full-time DVOP is assigned to each of our American Job Centers (Wilmington, Newark, Dover, and Georgetown). Within the parameters of the current, and any future State of Delaware hiring freeze, DOL-DET will make every effort to keep each grant position filled and to expeditiously fill any vacancies. DOL-DET is required to follow the formal guidance of the State Office of Budget and Management (OMB) regarding all personnel matters, policies and procedures in its entirety.
Upon intake at any Delaware AJC ,veterans who have significant barriers to employment, eligible persons or any additional groups designated by the Secretary as eligible for services will be encouraged to engage and be referred to a DVOP staff for direct assistance and case management. These groups may self-declare their status through the AJC Client Intake Form which list SBE’s for their convenience, (see attached). Veterans with SBE’s and eligible persons who elect not to see a DVOP may receive services from any AJC staff member. The AJC staff have been trained to provide direct assistance to any veteran and eligible person. Upon request at any time a veteran with SBE’s and eligible person may be referred to a DVOP for services by an AJC staff member as well.
DVOP specialists will continue to provide employment services to veterans enrolled in or who have completed training or education, under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) Program, upon referral will also be encouraged to engage with DVOP specialists whenever their circumstances or barriers impede their success in gaining employment.
DVOP specialists are fully integrated into the AJC service delivery system and their clients have complete access, on a priority basis, to all core, intensive, and training services. DVOP specialists are cross trained in all programs and services available at the AJC and through their case management efforts facilitate the provision of services to eligible veterans and eligible persons as they move from core services to intensive services, career training services.