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 $5.51 million to the State of Washington Employment Security Department under the Jobs for Veterans State Grants (JVSG) program (CFDA 17.801) for the period October 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027. This formula grant funds three core staffing positions within American Job Centers to deliver employment services to veterans with significant barriers to employment. Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP) specialists provide individualized career services with emphasis on economically or educationally disadvantaged veterans, while Local Veterans' Employment Representatives (LVERs) conduct employer outreach and advocacy to increase hiring opportunities for veterans and disabled veterans. Consolidated DVOP/LVER staff serve in a dual capacity combining both roles.

The grant supports services to eligible populations including service-connected special disabled veterans, other disabled veterans, economically or educationally disadvantaged veterans, homeless veterans, and veterans with other significant barriers to employment. As a state workforce agency, the Washington Employment Security Department administers these funds directly without subawards, leveraging the JVSG program's nationwide presence across all 50 states and territories to prepare veterans and transitioning service members for meaningful careers and promote their employment opportunities.

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.