VPL-02-18.pdf

U.S. Department of Labor Veterans' Employment and Training Service Washington, D.C. 20210

DECO 1 2017

VETERANS' PROGRAM LETTER NO. 02-18

TO:

FROM:

SUBJECT: Announcement of Stand Dbwn Grants

I. Purpose: To announce the availability of Stand Down (SD) grants awarded by the U.S.

Department of Labor, Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) and to provide infonnation on submitting an application.

II. Reference: 3 8 U .S.C. 2021 and the Unifonn Guidance, 2 CFR part 200.

III. Rescission: Federal Register Notice 2014-00755, 79 Fed. Reg. 4505 and Stand Down Grant application form 0MB No. 1225-0086.

IV. Background: Stand Down is a military tenn referring to an opportunity to achieve a brief respite from combat. Troops assemble in a base camp to receive new clothing, hot food, and a relative degree of safety before returning to combat action. A SD event is used for a similar purpose for homeless veterans.

Stand Down grantees partner with federal, state, tribal, and local entities, local businesses, and veteran, community, social, and faith-based organizations to hold events for homeless veterans. The critical services provided at a SD event are often the catalyst that enables homeless veterans to reenter mainstream society.

V. Stand Down Application Process: Historically, VETS announced SD grant availability and the process to apply through the Federal Register. Beginning January I, 2018, SD grant aMouncements will be posted in www.Grants.Gov. The VETS Stand Down Application 0MB No. 1225-0086 form has also been discontinued. It will no longer be accepted. There is no replacement fonn.

The SD Application Guide will be included in the www.Grants.Gov announcement. It provides all the infonnation needed to apply for a VETS SD grant.

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS

VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING STAFF

www.Grants.Gov www.Grants.Gov www.dol.gov/vets/aboutvets/regionaloffices/map.htm www.NVTAC.org www.doleta.gov/grants