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) of the U.S. Department of Labor awarded the Technical College System of Georgia a formula grant totaling $2,621,952 under the Jobs for Veterans State Grants (JVSG) program (CFDA 17.801), effective October 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027. This award funds three core staffing positions within American Job Centers across Georgia: Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP) specialists who deliver individualized career services to veterans with significant employment barriers; Local Veterans' Employment Representatives (LVER) who conduct employer outreach and advocacy to increase hiring opportunities for veterans; and consolidated DVOP/LVER staff serving in dual capacity roles. The program prioritizes service delivery to economically or educationally disadvantaged veterans, service-connected disabled veterans, homeless veterans, and veterans with other significant employment barriers.

As a state workforce agency, the Technical College System of Georgia does not subaward JVSG funds and maintains direct responsibility for program delivery across the state. Grant recipients are required to maintain cost accounting records, timekeeping documentation, and performance metrics in accordance with grant agreements and federal Veterans' Program Letters, with up to three fiscal years permitted to expend each annual allocation.

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.