Department of Labor Awards VWIP Grants in Florida, Oregon and Washington

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced three Veterans Workforce Investment Program grants totaling $377,677 that will provide training and employment services to veterans in Florida, Oregon and Washington.

The grantees are First Coast Workforce Development Inc. of Orange Park, FL, receiving $85,800; County of Clackamus, Marylhurst, OR, receiving $195,609; and the State of Washington Department of Veterans Affairs, Olympia, WA, receiving $96,268.

The DOL Veterans Employment and Training Service is awarding these grants through the Workforce Investment Act's Veterans' Workforce Investment Program (VWIP). Targeted veterans include those recently separated, those who served in a military campaign or war, and those who sustained an injury while on active duty. Also included are veterans identified as having significant barriers to employment, including ex-offenders and the homeless. At the local level, officials may expand the definition of significant barriers to include veterans who are older, women and American Indians.

These grants are designed to help veterans overcome employment barriers and ease their transition into unsubsidized employment. Training and placement programs are developed and operated by an entity designated by the governor of each state receiving a grant. Through these programs, veterans will have access to skills assessment, individual job counseling, labor market information, classroom or on-the-job training, skills upgrading and retraining, and placement services. Veterans receiving assistance under VWIP may also be eligible for services under other Workforce Investment Act programs that serve economically disadvantaged or dislocated workers.

For more information on DOL's unemployment and re-employment programs, go to www.dol.gov.

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