Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP)

Funding Opportunity Number: SGA-15-01 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Employment, Labor and TrainingCFDA Number: 17.805Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOL-OASAMClosing Date: May 12, 2015Award Ceiling: $300,000Expected Number of Awards: 19Creation Date: Apr 13, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS), announces the availability of approximately $4 million in grant funds authorized by Title 38 of United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 2021, which provides that the “Secretary of Labor [the Secretary] shall conduct, directly or through grant or contract, such programs as the Secretary determines appropriate to provide job training, counseling, and placement services (including job readiness and literacy and skills training) to expedite the reintegration of homeless veterans into the labor force.” VETS expects to award approximately 19 HVRP grants in program year 2015. HVRP grants address two objectives: to provide employment services to assist in reintegrating homeless veterans into meaningful employment within the labor force and to stimulate the development of effective service delivery systems that will address the complex problems facing homeless veterans. Applications proposing to serve hom...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Employment, Labor and Training Source Type: funding