U.S. Department of Labor VETS Grant: Urban and Non-Urban Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP)

Eligible applicants will generally fall into one of the following categories:
State and local Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs), established under Sections 111 and 117 of the Workforce Investment Act. Public agencies, meaning any public agency of a State or of a general purpose political subdivision of a State that has the power to levy taxes and spend funds, as well as general corporate and police powers. (This typically refers to cities and counties.) A State agency may propose in its application to serve one or more of the jurisdictions located in its State. This does not preclude a city or county agency from submitting an application to serve its own jurisdiction. For-profit/commercial entities.
Non-profit organizations (faith-based and community-based organizations). If claiming 501(c)(3) status, a current and valid Internal Revenue Service statement indicating 501(c)(3) status approval must be submitted within the application or the application will be determined to be non-responsive and it will not be evaluated.

Note that entities organized under Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code are not eligible to receive funds under this announcement.

HVRP grants are intended to address two objectives: (1) to provide services to assist in reintegrating homeless veterans into meaningful employment within the labor force, and (2) to stimulate the development of effective service delivery systems that will address the complex problems facing homeless veterans. Successful applicants will design programs that assist eligible veterans by providing job placement services, job training, counseling, supportive services, and other assistance to expedite the reintegration of homeless veterans into the labor force. Successful programs will also be designed to be flexible in addressing the universal as well as the local or regional problems that have had a negative impact on homeless veterans reentering the workforce.
Under this solicitation covering PY 2009, VETS anticipates that up to $12,000,000 will be available, with a maximum award of $300,000 for grants that serve Urban areas and $200,000 for grants that serve Non-Urban areas. VETS expects to award grants in both the Urban and Non-Urban categories. The number of grants to be awarded in each category will be announced after selections are made as the grants are awarded based on the merit of the applications and the type of applicants. Awards are expected to range from $75,000 to a maximum of $200,000 for grants that serve Non-Urban areas and from $75,000 to a maximum of $300,000 for grants that serve Urban areas. This notice contains all of the necessary information and forms to apply for grant funding. The active period of performance for these PY 2009 grants will be July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. In addition, grantees will be required to provide follow-up services for a nine (9) month period from July 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011 (the “follow-up” period of performance), during which the grantee is expected to perform follow-up services 90, 180, and 270 days after a HVRP participant enters employment. Follow-up services are to be performed and reported by the grantee for each eligible HVRP participant that entered into employment during the active performance period as indicated by Common Measures Reporting requirements. Two (2) optional years of additional funding may be available, subject to the availability of funding, to the agency’s decision to exercise the option year(s) of funding, and to satisfactory grantee and sub-awardee(s) performance.

Eligible applicants will generally fall into one of the following categories:
State and local Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs), established under Sections 111 and 117 of the Workforce Investment Act. Public agencies, meaning any public agency of a State or of a general purpose political subdivision of a State that has the power to levy taxes and spend funds, as well as general corporate and police powers. (This typically refers to cities and counties.) A State agency may propose in its application to serve one or more of the jurisdictions located in its State. This does not preclude a city or county agency from submitting an application to serve its own jurisdiction. For-profit/commercial entities.
Non-profit organizations (faith-based and community-based organizations). If claiming 501(c)(3) status, a current and valid Internal Revenue Service statement indicating 501(c)(3) status approval must be submitted within the application or the application will be determined to be non-responsive and it will not be evaluated.

Note that entities organized under Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code are not eligible to receive funds under this announcement.

HVRP grants are intended to address two objectives: (1) to provide services to assist in reintegrating homeless veterans into meaningful employment within the labor force, and (2) to stimulate the development of effective service delivery systems that will address the complex problems facing homeless veterans. Successful applicants will design programs that assist eligible veterans by providing job placement services, job training, counseling, supportive services, and other assistance to expedite the reintegration of homeless veterans into the labor force. Successful programs will also be designed to be flexible in addressing the universal as well as the local or regional problems that have had a negative impact on homeless veterans reentering the workforce.
Under this solicitation covering PY 2009, VETS anticipates that up to $12,000,000 will be available, with a maximum award of $300,000 for grants that serve Urban areas and $200,000 for grants that serve Non-Urban areas. VETS expects to award grants in both the Urban and Non-Urban categories. The number of grants to be awarded in each category will be announced after selections are made as the grants are awarded based on the merit of the applications and the type of applicants. Awards are expected to range from $75,000 to a maximum of $200,000 for grants that serve Non-Urban areas and from $75,000 to a maximum of $300,000 for grants that serve Urban areas. This notice contains all of the necessary information and forms to apply for grant funding. The active period of performance for these PY 2009 grants will be July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. In addition, grantees will be required to provide follow-up services for a nine (9) month period from July 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011 (the “follow-up” period of performance), during which the grantee is expected to perform follow-up services 90, 180, and 270 days after a HVRP participant enters employment. Follow-up services are to be performed and reported by the grantee for each eligible HVRP participant that entered into employment during the active performance period as indicated by Common Measures Reporting requirements. Two (2) optional years of additional funding may be available, subject to the availability of funding, to the agency’s decision to exercise the option year(s) of funding, and to satisfactory grantee and sub-awardee(s) performance.