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) awarded $409,776 to the New Hampshire Department of Employment Security on October 1, 2025, under the Jobs for Veterans State Grants (JVSG) program (CFDA 17.801). This formula grant supports three core staffing positions within American Job Centers across New Hampshire: 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 disabled veterans; and consolidated DVOP/LVER staff serving in a dual capacity. The funding enables these positions to prepare veterans and transitioning service members for meaningful careers by providing career counseling, employment resources, and expertise.

The grant prioritizes services for service-connected special disabled veterans, other disabled veterans, economically or educationally disadvantaged veterans, homeless veterans, and veterans with other significant barriers to employment. The award period extends through December 31, 2027, and as a formula grant recipient, the state workforce agency does not subaward JVSG funds to other entities. Grant recipients are required to maintain cost accounting, timekeeping, and performance records in accordance with grant agreements and current Veterans Program Letters.

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.