The jvsg program supports the disabled veterans' outreach program (dvop) specialist position, local veterans' employment representative (lver) staff, and consolidated position staff in american job…

The Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS), under the Jobs for Veterans State Grants (JVSG) program (CFDA 17.801), awarded $2.74 million to the Alabama Department of Workforce effective October 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027. This formula grant funds three core staffing positions and services within American Job Centers across Alabama: Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP) specialists who provide individualized career services to veterans with significant employment barriers, particularly those who are economically or educationally disadvantaged; Local Veterans' Employment Representatives (LVER) who conduct employer outreach and advocacy to increase hiring opportunities for disabled veterans; and Consolidated DVOP/LVER staff serving in dual capacity roles. The Alabama Department of Workforce does not subaward these funds to subgrantees.

Under this grant, JVSG-funded staff prepare Alabama's veterans and transitioning service members for meaningful careers by delivering employment resources, expertise, and job placement support. The program emphasizes service to service-connected disabled veterans, other disabled veterans, economically or educationally disadvantaged veterans, homeless veterans, and those with other significant barriers to employment. Grant recipients are required to maintain cost accounting, timekeeping, and performance records in accordance with grant agreement provisions and applicable Department of Labor regulations.

The jvsg program supports the disabled veterans' outreach program (dvop) specialist position, local veterans' employment representative (lver) staff, and consolidated position staff in american job centers (ajcs) across the country. Dvop specialists provide individualized career services to veterans with significant barriers to employment, with the maximum emphasis directed toward serving veterans who are economically or educationally disadvantaged. Lvers conduct outreach to employers and business associations and engage in advocacy efforts with hiring executives to increase employment opportunities for veterans and encourage the hiring of disabled veterans. Consolidated position staff serve in a dual role as dvop and lver. Jvsg-funded staff prepare america's veterans and transitioning service members for meaningful careers, provide them with employment resources and expertise, and promote their employment opportunities. Veterans and eligible persons with emphasis on service-connected special disabled veterans, other disabled veterans, economically or educationally disadvantaged veterans, homeless veterans and veterans with other significant barriers to employment. Recipients (state workforce agencies) do not subaward funds.