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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:
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:
The State provides services to veterans with Significant Barriers to Employment ,eligible persons andany additional populations specifically designated by the Secretary as eligible for services, and any additional populations targeted for services as identified by our system partners. These could include but not be limited to:
Native American veterans or others.
A special disabled or disabled veteran, as those terms are defined in 38 U.S.C § 4211(1) and (3); Special disabled and disabled veterans are those:
• who are entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs; or,
• were discharged or released from active duty because of a service connected disability;
• Homeless, as defined in Section 103(a) and (b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302(a) and (b));
• A recently-separated service member, as defined in 38 U.S.C § 4211(6), who at any point in the previous 12 months has been unemployed for 27 or more consecutive weeks;
• An offender, as defined by WIOA Section 3 (38) who is currently incarcerated or who has been released from incarceration.
• A veteran lacking a high school diploma or equivalent certificate; or
• Low-income (as defined by WIOA at Sec. 3 (36)).
In addition to the above six categories, in accordance with;
• VPL 04-14 and TEGL 20-13, DVOP specialists may provide services to any veteran ages 18-24.
• VPL 08-14, DVOP specialists may provide services to
o transitioning members of the Armed Forces who have been identified as in need of intensive services;
o members of the Armed Forces who are wounded, ill, or injured and receiving treatment in military treatment facilities or warrior transition units; and
o the spouses or other family caregivers of such wounded, ill, or injured members.