Vet's Employment & Training Services - Grant Competition
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 2:00 pm
Veteran’s Employment And Training Services Announces Grant Competition
The United States Department of Labor’s (USDOL), Veterans’ Employment and Training Service, announces a grant competition under the Veterans’ Workforce Investment Program (VWIP) for Program Year 2009.
The USDOL is authorized to make these grants to meet the needs for workforce investment activities of veterans with service connected disabilities, veterans who have significant barriers to employment, veterans who served on active duty in the armed forces during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized, and recently separated veterans within 48 months of discharge. Selected programs will assist eligible veterans by providing employment, training, support services, credentialing, networking information, and/or other assistance.
VWIP grants are intended to address two objectives: (a) to provide services to assist in reintegrating eligible veterans into meaningful employment within the labor force; and (b) to stimulate the development of effective service delivery systems that will address the complex employability problems facing eligible veterans. Projects that support the President’s commitment to ‘‘Green Energy Jobs’’ and propose a clear strategy for training and employment in the renewable energy economy, are considered unique and innovative and will receive priority consideration.
The full Solicitation for Grant Application is posted on http://www.grants.gov under U. S. Department of Labor/VETS. Applications submitted through http://www.grants.gov or hard copy will be accepted. If you need to speak to a person concerning these grants, you may telephone Cassandra Mitchell at 202–693–4570 (not a toll free number). If you have issues regarding access to the http://www.grants.gov Web site, you may telephone the Contact Center Phone at 1–800–518–4726.
A PDF of the 2009 VWIP Grant Application is attached to this veterans news as well as being available for downloading at http://www.dol.gov/vets/programs/vwip/VWIP2009SGA.pdf.
Additional information on the Veterans Workforce Investment Program can be found at http://www.dol.gov/vets/programs/fact/vwip_fs05.htm.
The United States Department of Labor’s (USDOL), Veterans’ Employment and Training Service, announces a grant competition under the Veterans’ Workforce Investment Program (VWIP) for Program Year 2009.
The USDOL is authorized to make these grants to meet the needs for workforce investment activities of veterans with service connected disabilities, veterans who have significant barriers to employment, veterans who served on active duty in the armed forces during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized, and recently separated veterans within 48 months of discharge. Selected programs will assist eligible veterans by providing employment, training, support services, credentialing, networking information, and/or other assistance.
VWIP grants are intended to address two objectives: (a) to provide services to assist in reintegrating eligible veterans into meaningful employment within the labor force; and (b) to stimulate the development of effective service delivery systems that will address the complex employability problems facing eligible veterans. Projects that support the President’s commitment to ‘‘Green Energy Jobs’’ and propose a clear strategy for training and employment in the renewable energy economy, are considered unique and innovative and will receive priority consideration.
The full Solicitation for Grant Application is posted on http://www.grants.gov under U. S. Department of Labor/VETS. Applications submitted through http://www.grants.gov or hard copy will be accepted. If you need to speak to a person concerning these grants, you may telephone Cassandra Mitchell at 202–693–4570 (not a toll free number). If you have issues regarding access to the http://www.grants.gov Web site, you may telephone the Contact Center Phone at 1–800–518–4726.
A PDF of the 2009 VWIP Grant Application is attached to this veterans news as well as being available for downloading at http://www.dol.gov/vets/programs/vwip/VWIP2009SGA.pdf.
Additional information on the Veterans Workforce Investment Program can be found at http://www.dol.gov/vets/programs/fact/vwip_fs05.htm.