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 Labor & Training Rhode Island Department received a formula grant award of $1,003,824 from the Department of Labor's Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS) under the Jobs for Veterans State Grants (JVSG) program (CFDA 17.801), effective October 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027. This award supports three core staffing positions within Rhode Island's American Job Centers: Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP) specialists, Local Veterans' Employment Representatives (LVER), and consolidated DVOP/LVER staff. These positions deliver individualized career services to veterans with significant employment barriers, with emphasis on economically or educationally disadvantaged veterans, service-connected disabled veterans, homeless veterans, and other veteran populations facing obstacles to employment.

DVOP specialists provide direct career counseling and employment support services tailored to individual veteran needs, while LVER staff conduct outreach to employers and business associations to identify job opportunities and advocate for the hiring of disabled veterans. The award enables Rhode Island to prepare transitioning service members and veterans for meaningful careers, connect them with employment resources and expertise, and promote expanded employment opportunities across the state. As a formula grant, the state workforce agency does not subaward funds but directly administers the program through its job center network. Grant recipients have up to three fiscal years to expend the 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.