The U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS) awarded a $3,493,291 Jobs for Veterans State Grants (CFDA 17.801) formula grant to the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce. This grant supports Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP) specialists, Local Veterans' Employment Representatives (LVER), and consolidated staff positions in American Job Centers across South Carolina. These staff provide individualized career services to veterans with significant barriers to employment, conduct outreach to employers to increase veteran hiring, and promote employment opportunities for veterans, with a focus on service-connected disabled, economically or educationally disadvantaged, and homeless veterans. The grant period runs from October 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026.
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