The $6,738,052 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS) under the Jobs for Veterans State Grants (JVSG) program supports Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP) specialists, Local Veterans' Employment Representatives (LVER), and consolidated staff positions in American Job Centers across Washington state. These staff members provide individualized career services to veterans facing significant barriers to employment, conduct outreach to employers to increase job opportunities for veterans, and promote employment for service-connected disabled veterans, economically/educationally disadvantaged veterans, and homeless veterans. The award period for this grant is from October 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026, and the funds are provided to the Washington State Department of Employment Security, the state's primary workforce agency, to administer these critical veteran employment services.
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