Grants Available For Stand Down Events

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Contact: JP Tremblay, Legislation and Public Affairs

916-653-2192

10 March 2011

GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR STAND DOWN EVENTS

U.S. DEPT OF LABOR FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR

SACRAMENTO – Acting Secretary for the California Department of Veterans Affairs Rocky Chavez announced today the availability of U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Veterans’ Employment and Training Services (DOL-VETS) grants to help fund local Stand Down events.

“These grants can and do play a very important part in the planning, implementation and operation of the Stand Downs that are held throughout California and it is vitally important that our partners in the communities capitalize on this great resource,” said Chavez.

The CalVet Department has been working with several organizations throughout the state on helping to plan these Stand Down events. The funding for Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program will help off-set some of the costs associated with putting on one of these events. The grants range from $7,000 for a single-day event to $10,000 for a multi-day event.

A Stand Down is an event held in a local community where homeless Veterans are provided with a wide variety of social services from state and local agencies and community-based non-profit organizations. The DOL-VETS is now accepting applications for grant awards to fund Stand Down events in FY 2011. This funding is a non-competitive grant awarded on a first-come, first-served basis until available funding is exhausted.

For further information on this grant please visit the CalVet Website at www.calvet.ca.gov/Resources/StandDown.aspx or go to the following link to get a copy of the DOL Notification of Funding Availability http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2011/2011-5347.htm.

All applications for the Stand Down grant funding must be submitted to the appropriate State Director for Veterans' Employment and Training (DVET) at least ninety (90) days prior to the event. Address and contact information for each State DVET can be found at: http://www.dol.gov/vets/aboutvets/contacts/main.htm. (A list of California contacts is attached.)

Events approved for grant funding in any fiscal year must be held prior to December 31st of the following fiscal year. For example, all Stand Down events awarded funding for FY 2011 (October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011) must be held on or before December 31, 2011.

CALIFORNIA CONTACTS

DVET Nancy J. Sanders
sanders.nancy@dol.gov

ADVET Kathy L. Smith
smith.kathy@dol.gov

ADVET John E. Giannelli, Jr.
Giannelli.John@dol.gov

VPA Wendy Andersen
Andersen.Wendy@dol.gov
(916) 654-8178
FAX (916) 654-9469
Veterans' Employment and Training Service
U.S. Department of Labor
800 Capitol Mall, Room W1142
P.O. Box 826880
Sacramento, California 94280-0001

ADVET Jill Merrifield
merrifield.jill@dol.gov
(559) 675-2134
FAX (559) 675-2136
Veterans' Employment and Training Service
U.S. Department of Labor
209 East 7th Street
Madera, California 93638

ADVET Vacant
Veterans' Employment and Training Service
U.S. Department of Labor
4071 Port Chicago Highway, Suite 250
Concord, California 94520

ADVET Linda (Jacobe) Cole
Jacobe.Linda@dol.gov
(707) 863-3583
FAX (707) 864-3489
Veterans' Employment and Training Service
U.S. Department of Labor
320 Campus Lane
Fairfield, California 94534

ADVET David Poulin
poulin.david@dol.gov
(310) 574-6473
FAX (310) 574-6496
Veterans' Employment and Training Service
U.S. Department of Labor
13160 Mindanao Way, Suite 105
Marina del Rey, CA 90292-7904

ADVET Nancy Ise
ise.Nancy@dol.gov
(714) 687-4845
FAX (714) 518-2391
Veterans' Employment and Training Service
U.S. Department of Labor
2450 E. Lincoln Avenue
Anaheim, California 92806-4175

ADVET Joseph D. Moran
moran.joseph@dol.gov
(760) 639-3761
FAX (760)639-3892
Veterans' Employment and Training Service
U.S. Department of Labor
1949 Avenida del Oro, Ste 114
Oceanside, California 92056

ADVET Jeffery Chao
chao.jeffery@dol.gov
(626) 960-5106
FAX (626) 338-1644
Veterans' Employment and Training Service
U.S. Department of Labor
933 South Glendora Ave.
West Covina, California 91793
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