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Idaho PYs 2020-2023

Jobs for Veterans State Grants Program

Located in:
  • 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:

d. The Incentive Award program implemented using the 1% grant allocation set aside for this purpose, as applicable;

View corresponding narrative from PYs 2018-2019

Current Narrative:

  1. Idaho will use up to 1 % of the JVSG on incentive awards. These awards are designed to recognize service that is beyond normal expectations to Veterans and the Veteran community.
  2. The annual incentive award is announced in our agency’s monthly newsletter each year. This incentive program encourages individuals to achieve excellence and promote original thinking in the provision of services to Veterans and/or to demonstrate improvements to the system for the delivery of such services by offering the most deserving the opportunity to attend the annual NASWA VETS conference held in D.C.
  3. The costs of these individual trips will not exceed $3,000.00. And all the trips provided will not exceed 1% of the incentive award amount of $8,440.00 or subsequent incentive award amount totals.
  4. IDOL will administer the funds. Cash awards are not utilized, rather each award winner will be provided an official trip to the NASWA National Veterans Conference.
  5. Each award winner (3-4 per year, depending on the budget) will be provided official travel to include flight, mileage, hotel and government per-diem trip to the NASWA National Veterans Conference held in Washington DC. The monetary amount of each award will be adjusted accordingly to stay within the allocated budget.
  6. Eligible nominees are individuals providing employment, training, and placement services to Veterans under the Workforce Innovation Opportunity and Act (WIOA) or through an employment service delivery system in accordance with Wagner-Peyser, as well as Disabled Veterans Outreach Program Specialists, Local Veteran Employment Representative(s) and consolidated positions for excellence in the provision of such services or for having made demonstrable improvements in the provision of such services to Veterans.
  7. Any individual may nominate an eligible individual whose efforts they believe have made a substantive improvement in the delivery of services to Veterans or whose exemplary service to Veterans during the program year merit consideration for an award. The goal is to recognize truly outstanding service to Idaho’s Veteran community.
  8. Nominations must be sent to the attention of the State Veterans’ Coordinator.
  9. Employees who demonstrate outstanding outreach and effectiveness at providing employment and training services to hard-to-serve Veterans such as homeless Veterans will be considered. The criteria will not rely solely on performance data and will include among other factors, attitude, motivation, program improvement, and feedback from job seeking and business customers. These factors will be considered along with any quantitative data that is available.
  10. Selection criteria: How much impact did the actions by the nominee have:
  • Submit one or two paragraphs explaining why the employee was nominate

 11. Process:

  • Solicitation for entries are made Department-wide, submissions are e-mailed and reviewed by the State Veterans Coordinator for eligibility and completeness.
  • A selection committee consisting of a representative from each of the following:

       * One area manager

       * Two managers

       * One central office employee

       * One ES staff member

  • The selection committee reviews individual submissions and each member assigns a point score from 0 to 20. Scores assigned by committee members are discussed and then tabulated. The winners are selected from the highest scores.
  • The State of Idaho, Department of Labor administers the Award funds.
  • The selection process and awards notification takes place in the 3rd quarter (April-June) of the Federal Program Year. The award selection, award amounts and any funds used are reported on the 3rd and 4th quarter Technical Performance Narrative. All funds are to be obligated by September 30 and spent by December 31. An annual Incentive Awards report on those obligations or expenditures will be provided with the fourth quarterly report.

IDOL will provide an annual incentive award report IAW VPL 07-19 or most updated policy guidance on this subject.