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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:
g. 1. Job and Job Training Individualized Career Services,
Current Narrative:
A description of the how the State provides employment and training is answered in section (a) above. All services are measured and evaluated by the process described below.
American Job Center offices throughout the state provide quarterly Manager’s Reports on Services to Veterans as negotiated with the DVET. Currently, all offices with a grant-funded staff assigned submit a report and IDOL regional managers submit a consolidated report from all offices within their region without a grant-funded staff person. The Manager’s Report includes information on outreach activities and success stories. These reports are reviewed to ensure outreach activities are ongoing and are productive.
Office reviews are conducted in conjunction with the state’s USDOL/VETS representative. As part of the assessment and validation process, self-assessment instruments are completed by the DVOP, LVER and regional manager. The self-assessments are forwarded to the DVET through the veterans’ program coordinator who reviews them for quality control and to ensure that processes and procedures are being followed. Veterans Employment and Training staff review the assessment before the actual site visit begins. They review the entire local office veterans’ program, analyze data on services and outcomes for veterans, interview local office staff and provide a written report that evaluates the local program’s strengths and weaknesses. During an office visit the IdahoWorks database is also reviewed to evaluate core service indicators and intensive services provided to veterans by grant-funded and non-grant-funded staff.
Key IDOL staff persons meet with the USDOL/Director of Veterans’ Employment & Training Services on a quarterly basis. Key staff include all regional managers, the deputy director of the agency’s Field Services Division, the deputy director of its Workforce Division, the Veterans’ Program coordinator, and Assistant Veterans’ Program coordinator. These meetings allow participants to discuss and coordinate new processes and procedures, funding issues and progress toward meeting performance goals. This information is then disseminated to the regional managers, DVOP specialists, LVER and other local office staff. The central office forwards new information on to the DVOP specialists and LVER on an ongoing basis.