The U.S. Department of Labor announced the allocation of over $57 million in grants to aid veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness in overcoming employment barriers and securing meaningful jobs. The funds, administered by the Veterans’ Employment and Training Service through the Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP), include more than $15 million for 34 new three-year grants and $42 million for 123 organizations currently in their second or third years within the program.
Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training James D. Rodriguez emphasized the importance of these initiatives: “Homeless veterans face a complex set of problems and require multiple approaches to deliver needed services. The Department of Labor understands that access to a good job is an important part of reducing or preventing veteran homelessness. The grants announced today will assist veterans in overcoming obstacles to finding and retaining meaningful employment.”
HVRP awards grants on a competitive basis to various entities, including nonprofit and for-profit organizations, Native American Tribal governments, state and local workforce development boards, government agencies, higher education institutions, as well as faith-based and community organizations. These programs offer veterans occupational skills training, apprenticeships, on-the-job training opportunities, job search assistance, and placement services.
A comprehensive list of award recipients accompanies this release.
Recipients of new HVRP grants include:
- Aletheia House Inc., Birmingham, AL - $600,000
- Volunteers of America of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA - $600,000
- PATH (three separate awards), Los Angeles, CA - $1.8 million
- Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc., Marina, CA - $1.2 million
- Volunteers of America Northern California & Northern Nevada, Sacramento, CA - $599,489
- Vietnam Veterans of San Diego (two separate awards), San Diego, CA - $970,412
- Volunteers of America Colorado Branch Inc., Denver CO - $437529
Additional grant recipients across various states received similar funding amounts aimed at supporting homeless veterans' reintegration into the workforce.
Grants awarded in fiscal year 2023 that have received continued funding for their second year cover diverse regions from Mobile AL ($214654) to Milwaukee WI ($500000). Similarly extensive is the list for those awarded in fiscal year 2022 now entering their third year with sustained financial support.
The full listing detailing each recipient’s location and allocated amount is available following this announcement.
