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  • Jobs for Veterans’ State Grants

    (OMB Control Number: 1225-0086)

    The Jobs for Veterans’ State Grants (JVSG) are mandatory, formula-based staffing grants to States (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 quarterly on a Program Year basis (as with the ETA-9002 Series). Currently, VETS JVSG operates on a 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:

h. The hire date along with mandatory training completion dates for all DVOP specialists and LVER staff; and

Current Narrative:

(h) The hire date along with mandatory training completion dates for all DVOP specialists and LVER staff.

NamePositionDate HiredMandatory Training Completion Date
LeRoy ThomasPrg Mgr/LVER7/20/20111/20/2013
Mark PindellRegional/LVER9/10/20143/10/2016
Norman SmithDVOP 12/6/20176/6/2019
Joseph SalackiDVOP 5/14/200811/14/2009
Tonya Johnson SpratleyDVOP 10/16/20134/16/2015
Denise BiceLVER3/10/20109/10/2011
James TharpeDVOP 3/13/20199/13/2020
Roslyn JonesRegional/LVER12/19/20126/19/2014
Howard MitchellDVOP / LVER8/5/20152/5/2017
Orion JonesDVOP 4/12/200610/12/2007
John VeneyDVOP / LVER7/29/20151/29/2017
Scott StevensDVOP 10/15/20144/15/2016
Jorge CruzLVER8/9/20042/9/2006
Gregory IngramDVOP 10/1/20144/1/2016
RLVER Tyrone FinneyRegional/LVER9/11/20063/11/2008
Ira NicholsDVOP10/4/20174/4/2019
John Z. Walker DVOP 9/21/20113/21/2013
Sharon Egerson   DVOP12/4/20136/4/2015
Vernon DavisDVOP 10/11/20174/11/2019
John CoddDVOP 10/30/20194/30/2021
Todd KemmererRegional/LVER2/14/20188/14/2019
George HawleyDVOP / LVER5/27/201511/27/2016
Raymond NewbyDVOP 6/20/201812/20/2019
Shirley Garner DVOP 6/5/201912/5/2020
Lynette Lynn-Horton               LVER12/20/20046/20/2006
Cordia McArthur  DVOP 7/31/20011/31/2003
Timothy Walker     DVOP 6/18/201412/18/2015
Anthony Butler Sr.Regional/LVER12/18/20196/18/2021
Bruce DeLauder     DVOP 9/22/20173/22/2019
Teresa Spruill     Regional/LVER1/16/20197/16/2020
James OberhausDVOP10/2/20194/2/2021
Amanda Amegashie    DVOP 9/28/20173/28/2019
James Marchinke         DVOP 7/11/20071/11/2009
Kevin Madara    DVOP 1/9/20137/9/2014