WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today the award of over $53 million in Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP) grants to 157 recipients that will provide employment services to more than 21,000 homeless veterans seeking to reintegrate into the workforce.
HVRP grantees coordinate their efforts with other federal programs such as the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Supportive Services for Veteran Families and the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Continuum of Care programs. The Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) administers the HVRP.
"As we work to overcome the disruption caused by coronavirus, we recognize a special obligation to help the military veterans who need us most re-enter the workforce," said U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia. "Faith-based and community-based organizations, as well as other local entities, are well-positioned to support veterans in their communities and help them participate in the economic freedom they’ve secured for us." The Department will award 77 grants totaling $26.6 million to first-time recipients, and award $26.4 million in option-year funding to grantees originally awarded in 2018 and 2019.
"The U.S. Department of Labor is committed to helping all of our nation’s veterans realize their full potential in the workplace," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training John Lowry. "While these veterans may be homeless today, with the right kind of support, they can reestablish an employment trajectory that will enable a prosperous future." HVRP awards grants on a competitive basis to state and local workforce investment boards, local public agencies and nonprofit organizations, tribal governments, faith-based and community organizations. Through the services provided, homeless veterans may learn occupational skills, attain apprenticeships or on-the-job training opportunities and receive job search and placement assistance.
Visit www.dol.gov/vets for more information on the Department’s unemployment and re-employment programs for veterans. For questions about these grant awards, please contact the Department’s Kia Mason at (202) 693-2606, and for more information about the VETS, please visit www.veterans.gov or follow on twitter @VETS_DOL.
The mission of the Department of Labor is to foster, promote and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights.
The list of new awards, and their recipients, is below: List of new awards, and their recipients Recipient State Amount Aletheia House Inc.
AL $500,000 Volunteers of America Southeast AL $248,358 Pima County AZ $195,607 Able-Disabled Advocacy Inc.
CA $360,396 America Works of California Inc.
CA $500,000 Berkeley Food and Housing Project CA $500,000 Goodwill Industries of Southern California CA $500,000 JVS SoCal CA $466,800 Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization CA $500,000 The Salvation Army CA $440,000 United States Veterans Initiative CA $194,536 Vietnam Veterans of California, dba, Veterans Resource Center CA $421,814 Vietnam Veterans of San Diego CA $233,000 Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.
CA $250,000 Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.
CA $104,000 Volunteers of America of Los Angeles CA $396,780 Volunteers of America of Los Angeles CA $361,770 Volunteers of America-Northern California/Northern Nevada CA $499,476 Colorado Coalition for the Homeless CO $500,000 Delaware Center for Homeless Veterans Inc.
DE $450,000 Boley Centers Inc.
FL $332,402 Gang Alternative Inc.
FL $490,110 Mary Hall Freedom House Inc.
GA $400,000 Recovery Consultants of Atlanta, Inc.
GA $500,000 Veterans Empowerment Organization of Georgia Inc.
GA $468,091 Catholic Charities Hawaii HI $270,000 Of Color Inc.
IL $499,785 Transitional Living Services IL $283,957 Crossroads Rehabilitation Center Inc.
IN $297,440 ECHO Housing Corporation IN $153,419 Mountain Comprehensive Care Center Inc.
KY $210,960 Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana Inc.
LA $210,960 Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana Inc.
LA $322,205 Massachusetts Military Support Foundation Inc.
MA $186,750 Veterans Inc.
MA $170,000 Veterans Inc.
MA $150,000 Veterans Inc.
MA $500,000 Volunteers of America Massachusetts MA $265,049 Volunteers of America Massachusetts MA $338,264 Easterseals Serving DC|MD|VA, Inc.
MD $500,000 Goodwill Industries of Monocacy Valley MD $202,531 Mosaic Community Services, Inc.
MD $500,000 St. James A.M.E. Zion Church - Zion House MD $300,000 Michigan Ability Partners MI $158,204 St. Patrick Center MO $308,911 Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry, Inc.
NC $500,000 Volunteers of America of the Carolinas, Inc.
NC $282,562 America Works of New York, Inc.
NY $500,000 Puerto Rican Organization to Motivate, Enlighten and Serve NY $401,064 Services for the UnderServed Inc.
NY $142,020 United Veterans Beacon House Inc.
NY $104,125 Easter Seals TriState LLC OH $168,048 Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries Rehabilitation Center Inc.
OH $472,151 Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana OH $360,000 Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana OH $320,000 Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana OH $315,000 Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana OH $320,000 Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana OH $255,000 Volunteers of America Oklahoma Inc.
OK $420,208 Easterseals Oregon OR $500,000 Goodwill Industries of Lane and South Coast Counties OR $186,639 Commission on Economic Opportunity PA $200,000 Impact Services Corporation PA $500,000 Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania Inc.
PA $209,526 Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania Inc.
PA $334,363 Veterans Multi-Service Center Inc.
PA $277,456 Veterans Multi-Service Center Inc.
PA $388,939 Veterans Place of Washington Blvd.
PA $364,000 Fast Forward SC $400,000 Adaptive Construction Solutions Inc.
TX $450,000 Castle Cares Community Ministries TX $320,034 The Houston Launch Pad TX $500,000 Unity Partners dba Project Unity TX $263,565 Focused Outreach Richmond Inc.
VA $320,000 Center for Veterans Issues Ltd.
WI $500,000 Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps, Inc.
WI $202,525 Volunteers of America Northern Rockies WY $500,000 The list of continuation awards, and their recipients, is below: List of continuation awards, and their recipients Recipient State Award Aletheia House AL $251,329 St. Francis House Inc AR $159,090 United States Veterans Initiative (U.S.VETS-Phoenix) AZ $325,000 United States Veterans Initiative (U.S.VETS - Prescott) AZ $216,000 America Works of California Inc CA $500,000 Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist Inc.
CA $240,000 Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist Inc.
CA $250,000 Volunteers of America-Southwest CA $230,000 Vietnam Veterans of San Diego CA $500,000 PATH CA $300,000 Goodwill of Santa Clara County CA $300,000 Volunteers of America Greater Los Angeles Ca. (West Covina) CA $500,000 Volunteers of America of Los Angeles CA $500,000 Volunteers of America Los Angeles CA $500,000 Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo Co. Inc CA $273,758 The Salvation Army, A California Corp.
CA $445,000 Volunteers of America of Los Angeles CA $500,000 Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.
CA $350,000 Working Wardrobe For A New Start CA $266,600 Easterseals Capital Region & Eastern Connecticut Inc.
CT $420,410 United States Veterans Initiative (U.S.VETS-Washington D.C.) DC $309,000 Volunteers of America of Florida FL $407,458 Traveler's Aid of Metropolitan Atlanta Inc.
GA $426,547 Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency GA $375,000 United States Veterans Initiative (U.S.VETS-Barbers Point) HI $200,000 United States Veterans Initiative (U.S.VETS-Barber's Point) HI $275,000 Goodwill Industries of the Heartland IA $242,000 Idaho Department of Labor ID $114,500 National Able Network IL $370,950 The Inner Voice Inc.
IL $500,000 America Works of Illinois Inc.
IL $400,000 Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana IN $215,000 South Central Region 8 Workforce Board Inc.
IN $125,000 Volunteers of America Mid-States KY $288,171 Elle Foundation LA $203,500 Easterseals MA MA $125,598 Veterans Inc.
MA $370,000 Veterans Inc. RI/SEMA MA $322,000 Easterseals Serving DC/MD/ VA MD $500,000 Way Station Inc.
MD $396,639 Easterseals Maine ME $285,823 Volunteers of America Michigan MI $214,740 Volunteers of America Michigan MI $234,559 Mid-Michigan Community Action Agency Inc.
MI $221,920 Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans MN $500,000 Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans MN $447,613 Hancock Resource Center MS $239,593 Volunteers of America Northern Rockies MT-WY $405,000 Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry NC $500,000 Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry NC $500,000 Harbor Homes Inc.
NH $200,000 Real House Recovery Inc NJ $471,424 Goodwill Industries of New Mexico NM $493,867 United States Veterans Initiative NV $250,000 Black Veterans for Social Justice NY $185,020 Black Veterans for Social Justice Inc.
NY $248,000 Black Veterans for Social Justices, Inc.
NY $275,050 Mental Health America of Dutchess County Inc.
NY $150,000 Veterans Outreach Center Inc.
NY $500,000 Volunteers of America Ohio & Indaina OH $205,000 Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana OH $320,000 Volunteers of America Oklahoma OK $388,439 Muscogee (Creek) Nation OK $348,878 Easterseals Oregon OR $500,000 Easterseals Oregon OR $400,000 Easterseals Oregon OR $325,000 YWCA of Greater Harrisburg PA $230,000 Operation Stand Down Rhode Island RI $300,000 Volunteers of America Dakotas SD $216,372 United States Veterans Initiative TX $250,000 Front Steps Inc.
TX $300,000 Adaptive Construction Solutions TX $500,000 Volunteers of America Texas Dallas/Fort Worth TX $385,710 Volunteers of America Texas TX $500,000 Total Action Against Poverty VA $227,263 River City Comprehensive Counseling Services VA $320,000 Veteran’s Inc.
VT $236,000 Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs WA $480,000 Partner in Careers WA $208,455 Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.
WI $240,000 Ed. Note: This version of the release updates the list of new award recipients that appeared in the original version of the release to correct a sorting error.
