Veterans to benefit from $25M in DOL job training grants

RP news wires, Noria Corporation
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on June 29 announced 98 grants, totaling more than $25 million, to provide approximately 15,000 veterans with job training to help them succeed in civilian careers. The grants are being awarded under the U.S. Department of Labor's Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP).

"This funding will help veterans across the country access the resources they need to find good jobs and build a bright future for themselves and their families," said Secretary Solis.

Funds are being awarded on a competitive basis to state and local workforce investment boards, local public agencies and nonprofit organizations, including faith-based and community organizations. These agencies are familiar with the areas and populations to be served and have demonstrated that they can administer effective programs.

The funds are being distributed nationwide through 50 new grants and 48 continuing grants receiving second- and third-year funding. Homeless veterans may receive occupational, classroom and on-the-job training, as well as job search, placement assistance and follow-up services. HVRP is recognized as an extraordinarily efficient and effective program and is the only federal program that focuses exclusively on employment of homeless veterans.

The HVRP grants include two cooperative agreements that currently assist in developing the HVRP National Technical Assistance Center. The center provides technical assistance to current grantees, potential applicants and the public; gathers grantee best practices; conducts employment-related research on homeless veterans; conducts regional grantee training sessions and self-employment boot camps; and performs outreach to the employer community to increase job opportunities for veterans.

Grantees under the HVRP program network coordinate their efforts with various local, state and federal social service providers. More information on the Department of Labor's unemployment and re-employment programs for veterans can be found at http://www.dol.gov/vets/.


HVRP Grantees for Program Year 2009
Grant "Active" Performance Period: July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010

State

Eligible Grant Mod Amount

FY 2009 Grant Award

Grantee Name

City

AL

$300,000

3rd

Aletheia House

Birmingham

AZ

$300,000

3rd

United States Veterans Initiative, Inglewood

Inglewood

AZ

$245,000

new

Pima County

Tucson

AZ

$299,977

2nd

Arizona Opportunities Industrialization Center

Phoenix

CA

$253,606

new

The Salvation Army, Los Angeles

Los Angeles

CA

$300,000

3rd

The Salvation Army Harbor Light

Los Angeles

CA

$300,000

new

Volunteers of America, LA

Los Angeles

CA

$300,000

new

Able-Disabled Advocacy, Inc.

San Diego

CA

$300,000

3rd

North County Interfaith Council, Inc.

Escondido

CA

$300,000

new

Veterans Village of San Diego

San Diego

CA

$299,814

3rd

Goodwill of Santa Clara County

San Jose

CA

$300,000

new

Weingart Center Association

Los Angeles

CA

$105,100

3rd

People Assisting The Homeless

Los Angeles

CA

$300,000

3rd

Swords to Plowshares

San Francisco

CA

$300,000

new

San Diego Second Chance Program

San Diego

CA

$200,000

3rd

Vietnam Veterans of San Diego, Inc.

San Diego

CA

$300,000

3rd

Vietnam Veterans of California

Santa Rosa

CA

$300,000

new

Mental Health Systems, Inc.

San Diego

CA

$255,013

new

New Directions, Inc.

Los Angeles

CA

$300,000

new

United States Veterans Initiative

Inglewood

CA

$131,545

new

Vietnam Veterans of California, Inc.

Santa Rosa

CA

$159,708

new

Vietnam Veterans of California, Inc.

Santa Rosa

CA

$300,000

2nd

City of Sunnyvale

Sunnyvale

CA

$300,000

3rd

Vietnam Veterans of San Diego

San Diego

CA

$94,140

2nd

United States Veterans Initiative - Riverside CA

Riverside

CO

$299,691

new

Denver Department of Human Services

Denver

DC

$315,385

3rd

The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans

Washington

DC

$300,000

new

All Faith Consortium, Inc.

Washington

FL

$298,997

3rd

City of Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville

FL

$300,000

new

Hillsborough County Board of  Commissioners

Tampa

FL

$144,692

new

Volunteers of America of Florida, Inc. (Cocoa Beach)

Tampa

*FL

$280,486

New

Volunteers of America of Florida 

Tampa

GA

$238,595

2nd

Samaritan House of Atlanta, Inc.

Atlanta

HI

$278,000

3rd

Network Enterprises, Inc.

Honolulu

HI

$200,000

2nd

United States Veterans Initiative - Hawaii

Kapolei

IA

$200,000

new

Goodwill Industries of the Heartland

Iowa City

IA

$199,875

2nd

Goodwill Industries of Central Iowa

Des Moines

IL

$300,000

3rd

Volunteers of America Illinois

Chicago

IL

$200,000

new

Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois

Peoria

IL

$299,154

new

Transitional Living Services, Inc.

Woodstock

IL

$300,000

new

The Inner Voice, inc.

Chicago

IN

$273,291

new

HealthNet, Inc.

Indianapolis

KY

$297,723

new

Volunteers of America, Kentucky

Louisville

KY

$300,000

2nd

Volunteers of America of Kentucky, Inc.

Louisville

LA

$300,000

3rd

Quad Area Community Action Agency, Inc.

Hammond

LA

$300,000

new

Volunteers of America, New Orleans

New Orleans

LA

$200,000

2nd

Quad Area Community Action Agency, Inc.

Hammond

MA

$200,000

3rd

United Veterans of America, Inc.(Leeds)

Leeds

MA

$252,142

new

Interseminarian  Project Place Inc.

Boston

MA

$145,200

3rd

Vietnam Veterans Workshop (dba New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans)

Boston

MA

$150,000

2nd

Massachusetts Veterans, Inc.

Worcester

MA

$200,000

new

Commonwealth of  Massachusetts

Boston

MA

$300,000

new

Commonwealth of  Massachusetts

Boston

MD

$300,000

3rd

Maryland Center for Veterans Education & Training, Inc.

Baltimore

MD

$299,999

new

WayStation, Inc.

Fredrick

MI

$295,832

3rd

Michigan Veterans Foundation

Detroit

MI

$232,888

new

Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids, Inc.

Grandville

MI

$199,857

2nd

Volunteers of America, Michigan, Inc

Lansing

MN

$300,000

new

Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans

Minneapolis

MO

$300,000

3rd

St. Patrick Center

Saint Louis

MO

$300,000

3rd

City of Saint Louis, Dept. of Human Services

Saint Louis

NC

$198,200

3rd

Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry, Inc.

Asheville

NC

$299,901

new

Wake County Human Services

Raleigh

NH

$200,000

2nd

Harbor Homes, Inc.

Nashua

NV

$170,000

2nd

United States Veterans Initiative - Las Vegas

Las Vegas

NY

$300,000

3rd

Black Veterans for Social Justice, Inc.

Brooklyn

NY

$300,000

new

Veterans Outreach Center

New York

NY

$204,774

new

Goodwill Industries of Western NY

Buffalo

NY

$300,000

new

Black Veterans for Social Justice, Inc.

Brooklyn

NY

$300,000

new

America Works of New York Inc.

New York

NY

$125,896

3rd

The Saratoga County Rural Preservation Company, Inc.

Ballston Spa

NY

$150,000

3rd

United Veterans Beacon House, Inc.

Bay Shore

NY

$97,500

new

Albany Housing Coalition, Inc.

Albany

OH

$300,000

3rd

Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio, Inc.

Columbus

OH

$300,000

new

Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio, Inc.

Cleveland

OH

$300,000

new

Volunteers of America, Ohio

Cleveland

OH

$299,440

3rd

Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries Rehabilitation Center, Inc.

Cincinnati

OH

$300,000

new

Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries Rehabilitation Center, Inc.

Cincinnati

OR

$200,000

new

Easter Seals, Oregon

Portland

OR

$300,000

3rd

Central City Concern

Portland

PA

$300,000

3rd

The Philadelphia Veterans Multi-Service & Education Center, Inc.

Philadelphia

PA

$300,000

new

Impact Services Corporation

Philadelphia

PA

$300,000

new

Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania, Inc.

Pittsburgh

PA

$194,386

new

YWCA of Greater Harrisburg

Harrisburg

TN

$300,000

new

Operation Stand Down Nashville, Inc.

Nashville

TX

$300,000

3rd

American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program, Inc.

San Antonio

TX

$300,000

2nd

Service of the Emergency Aid Research Center for the Homeless (SEARCH)

Houston

TX

$300,000

2nd

Goodwill Industries of Houston

Houston

TX

$299,824

new

Career and Recovery Resources, Inc.

Houston

TX

$300,000

new

American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program, Inc.

San Antonio

VA

$424,800

3rd

VCU, Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond

WA

$300,000

2nd

Washington Department of Veterans Affairs

Olympia

WA

$200,000

new

Washington Department of Veterans Affairs

Olympia

WI

$130,000

3rd

Veterans Assistance Foundation, Inc.

Newburg

WI

$300,000

new

Center for Veterans Issues, LTD

Milwaukee

WI

$200,000

new

Center for Veterans Issues, LTD

Milwaukee

WV

$200,000

3rd

Volunteers of America Kentucky, Inc.

Louisville

WY

$200,000

new

Volunteers of America Wyoming & Montana

Sheridan

 

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