To
develop jobs and job training opportunities for disabled and other
veterans through contacts with employers; promote and develop on-the-job
training and apprenticeship and other on-the-job training positions
within Federal job training (e.g. VWIP, VA programs); provide outreach
to veterans through all community agencies and organizations; provide
assistance to community-based groups and organizations and appropriate
grantees under other Federal and federally-funded employment and
training programs; develop linkages with other agencies to promote
maximum employment opportunities for veterans; and to provide employability
development and vocational guidance to eligible veterans, especially
disabled veterans, utilizing a case-management approach to services,
wherever applicable.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
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USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Funds
must be used only for salaries and expenses and reasonable support
of Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP) Specialists who shall
be assigned only those duties directly related to meeting the employment
needs of eligible veterans according to the provisions of 38 U.S.C.
4103A.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: State Employment Agencies designated
under Section 4 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: Special disabled, disabled and
other Veterans.
Pre-application
Coordination: This program is eligible for coverage
under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs."
An applicant should consult the office or official designated as
the single point of contact in his or her State for more information
on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for
assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. The
standard application forms as furnished by the Federal agency and
required by OMB Circular No. A-102 (29 CFR, Part 97) must be used
for this program.
Application
Procedure: Standard Form 424, Application
for Federal Assistance, submitted to the Director for Veterans'
Employment and Training (DVET) in each State, as listed in Appendix
IV along with program narratives and Fiscal Plans in accordance
with instructions in a Solicitation for Grant Application (SGA)
or annual modification instructions. The standard application
forms as furnished by the Federal agency and required by OMB Circular
No. A-102 must be used for this program. This program is excluded
from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110.
Award
Procedure: Awards are approved annually by
the Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training
(ASVET) based on recommendations of Regional Administrators and
Directors for Veterans' Employment and Training in each State.
Deadlines:
Application submittal deadlines established by SGA, distributed
by ASVET through the Grant Officer for each applicable fiscal
year.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: Ninety days.
Appeals:
Not applicable.
Renewals:
Not applicable.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: Specified by 38 U.S.C.
4103A (a)(1) that one DVOP specialist shall be assigned for each
7,400 veterans who are between the ages of 20 and 64 residing in
such State. Data is obtained from the Department of Veterans' Affairs
Office of the Controller, for the previous year. No matching is
required.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: Usually awarded
for a fiscal year (October through September). States may obligate
funds to provide assistance for a fifth fiscal year quarter (until
December 31).
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Quarterly reporting of: (1) Accrued expenditures against budget
categories in fiscal operating plans, and (2) workload activity
of veterans' placements in jobs and training programs, job development
contacts and number of veterans contacted to determine needs, entered
employment and assigned case management and compliance with special
provisions of the grant.
Audits:
Not applicable.
Records:
Cost accounting and performance records to be maintained in accordance
with each grant agreement, regulations and Veterans' Program Letters.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 16-0164-0-1-702.
Obligations:
(Grants) FY 01 $81,615,000; FY 02 est $81,615,000; and FY 03 est
$81,615,000.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance:
Range from $95,000 to $11,277,000 in fiscal year 2001 depending
on veterans' population formula calculated for each State. Average:
$1,569,519.
Effective July 1, 1984, the reporting period for accomplishments
was changed to a program year covering the period July 1 through
June 30. At that time, it also became possible to separately identify
the accomplishments of the DVOP staff specifically. Estimates of
program accomplishments for future program years cannot be made
in advance. Funding continues to be on a fiscal year basis. In fiscal
year 2001, there were 52 applications and 52 awards made.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
Title 38, United States Code, Section 4103A; 20 CFR 1001.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: Contact the Regional Administrator
or State Director for Veterans' Employment and Training at the nearest
office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.
Headquarters
Office: Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Veterans' Employment and Training, Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S-1316, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone:
(202) 693-4719. Contact: Robert M. Wilson.
Web
Site Address: http://www.dol.gov/dol/vets
EXAMPLES
OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
Not applicable.
CRITERIA
FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
Based on criteria in Solicitation for Grant Application.
