The U.S. Department of Labor announced last week the award of more than $58 million in grants to support the efforts of organizations that help homeless veterans by enabling them to overcome barriers to re-entering the workforce and finding meaningful employment.
Administered by the Veterans’ Employment and Training Service, the Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program provides funding for three years to support the delivery of services to homeless veterans and those at risk of homelessness. The grants awarded today will provide more than $28 million for 72 new three-year grants. VETS is also providing an additional $29 million to 87 organizations in the second or third years of the program.
“Upholding our responsibility to our veterans is central to the Unity Agenda outlined in President Biden’s State of the Union address,” said Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training James D. Rodriguez. “The grants we’ve announced today will help homeless veterans and those at risk of being homeless secure good jobs with benefits and support efforts focused on building an inclusive economy.”
HVRP awards grants competitively to state and local workforce investment boards, local public agencies, nonprofit organizations, tribal governments, and faith-based and community organizations. Through the program’s services, veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness can learn occupational skills, gain apprenticeships or on-the-job training opportunities, and receive job search and placement assistance.
Learn more about VETS’ Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program.
The recipients of new HVRP grants are as follows:
| Recipient | City | State | Amount |
| Volunteers of AmericaSoutheast Inc. | Mobile | AL | $214,654 |
| United StatesVeterans Initiative | Phoenix | AZ | $300,000 |
| Employers’ Training Resource | Bakersfield | CA | $500,000 |
| BerkeleyFood and Housing Project | Berkeley | CA | $500,000 |
| AmericaWorks of California Inc. | Fresno | CA | $500,000 |
| AmericaWorks of California Inc. | Fresno | CA | $400,000 |
| Volunteers of AmericaofLos Angeles | Los Angeles | CA | $480,000 |
| JVSSoCal | Los Angeles | CA | $498,000 |
| U.S Veterans Initiative | March Air Reserve Base | CA | $427,794 |
| Vocational RehabilitationSpecialists Inc. | Marina | CA | $270,000 |
| Vocational RehabilitationSpecialists Inc. | Marina | CA | $500,000 |
| Veteran Employment Services | Monterey | CA | $347,000 |
| Swords to PlowsharesVeterans Rights Organization | Oakland | CA | $500,000 |
| Able-Disabled Advocacy Inc. | San Diego | CA | $476,000 |
| Swords to PlowsharesVeterans Rights Organization | San Francisco | CA | $500,000 |
| Humanmade | San Francisco | CA | $380,000 |
| ColoradoCoalition for the Homeless | Denver | CO | $500,000 |
| Boley Centers Inc. | St. Petersburg | FL | $413,183 |
| Tampa BayAcademy of Hope | Tampa | FL | $500,000 |
| Treasure CoastHomeless Services Council Inc. | Vero Beach | FL | $500,000 |
| Get to Work Foundation Inc. | Douglasville | GA | $500,000 |
| Of Color Inc. | Chicago | IL | $466,406 |
| Transitional Living Services Inc. | Crystal Lake | IL | $300,000 |
| ECHO Housing Corp. | Evansville | IN | $253,131 |
| Crossroads Rehabilitation Center Inc. | Indianapolis | IN | $355,528 |
| USACares Inc. | Louisville | KY | $500,000 |
| Mountain Comprehensive Care Center Inc. | Prestonsburg | KY | $238,112 |
| St. James A.M.E. Zion Church | Salisbury | MD | $310,000 |
| Easter SealsServing DC / MD / VA Inc. | Silver Spring | MD | $500,000 |
| Easter SealsServing DC / MD / VA Inc. | Silver Spring | MD | $500,000 |
| Mosaic Community Services Inc. | Timonium | MD | $500,000 |
| Volunteers of AmericaMassachusetts | JamaicaPlain | MA | $448,947 |
| Volunteers of AmericaMassachusetts | JamaicaPlain | MA | $465,425 |
| Troubled Waters Inc. (Bridge Club ofGreater Lowell) | Lowell | MA | $499,970 |
| Veterans Inc. | Worcester | MA | $105,000 |
| Veterans Inc. | Worcester | MA | $500,000 |
| Veterans Inc. | Worcester | MA | $360,000 |
| Veterans Inc. | Worcester | MA | $345,600 |
| MichiganAbility Partners | Ann Arbor | MI | $221,957 |
| Southwest Economic Solutions Corp. | Detroit | MI | $350,000 |
| MinnesotaAssistance Council for Veterans | St. Paul | MN | $440,000 |
| United Veterans Beacon House Inc. | Bay Shore | NY | $120,000 |
| AmericaWorks ofNew YorkInc. | New York | NY | $300,000 |
| AmericaWorks ofNew YorkInc. | New York | NY | $500,000 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Community Christian Ministry Inc. | Asheville | NC | $500,000 |
| Easter SealsTriState LLC | Cincinnati | OH | $316,662 |
| Volunteers of AmericaOhio&Indiana | Columbus | OH | $457,773 |
| Volunteers of AmericaOhio&Indiana | Columbus | OH | $410,019 |
| Volunteers of AmericaOhio&Indiana | Columbus | OH | $365,822 |
| Volunteers of AmericaOhio&Indiana | Columbus | OH | $364,035 |
| Volunteers of AmericaOklahomaInc. | Tulsa | OK | $416,476 |
| Goodwill Industriesof Lane and South Coast Counties | Eugene | OR | $219,479 |
| Easter SealsOregon | Portland | OR | $402,700 |
| Easter SealsOregon | Portland | OR | $326,800 |
| Veterans Multi-Service Center Inc. | Philadelphia | PA | $495,951 |
| Veterans Multi-Service Center Inc. | Philadelphia | PA | $270,698 |
| Veterans Leadership Program ofWestern PennsylvaniaInc. | Pittsburgh | PA | $400,031 |
| Veterans Place ofWashingtonBoulevard Inc. | Pittsburgh | PA | $427,000 |
| Commission on Economic Opportunity | Wilkes-Barre | PA | $200,000 |
| Fast Forward | Columbia | SC | $400,000 |
| Goodwill IndustriesofUpstate/MidlandsSouth CarolinaInc. | Greenville | SC | $207,839 |
| Unity PartnersdbaProject Unity | Bryan | TX | $419,870 |
| Citizens Development Center | Dallas | TX | $320,000 |
| TheHoustonLaunch Pad | Houston | TX | $500,000 |
| Adaptive Construction Solutions Inc. | Houston | TX | $500,000 |
| Adaptive Construction Solutions Inc. | Houston | TX | $500,000 |
| American GI ForumNational Veterans Outreach Program Inc. | San Antonio | TX | $500,000 |
| American GI ForumNational Veterans Outreach Program Inc. | San Antonio | TX | $500,000 |
| Castle Cares Community Ministry Inc. | West Columbia | TX | $499,913 |
| Focused OutreachRichmondInc. | Richmond | VA | $418,419 |
| Great LakesCommunity Conservation Corps | Milwaukee | WI | $119,900 |
| Center for Veterans Issues Inc. | Milwaukee | WI | $500,000 |
The recipients of HVRP continuation grants are as follows:
| Recipient | City | State | Amount |
| Aletheia House Inc. | Birmingham | AL | $251,329 |
| St. Francis House | Little Rock | AZ | $167,000 |
| A New Leaf Inc. | Mesa | AZ | $288,004 |
| U.S.Veterans Initiative | Prescott | AZ | $240,000 |
| Vocational RehabilitationSpecialists Inc. | Bakersfield | CA | $265,000 |
| The Salvation Army | Carson | CA | $500,000 |
| SHELTER Inc. | Concord | CA | $500,000 |
| Vocational RehabilitationSpecialists Inc. | Fresno | CA | $366,000 |
| People Assistingthe Homeless | Los Angeles | CA | $333,000 |
| People Assistingthe Homeless | Los Angeles | CA | $500,000 |
| Volunteers of AmericaofLos Angeles | Los Angeles | CA | $400,140 |
| Vocational RehabilitationSpecialists Inc. | Marina | CA | $284,000 |
| VietnamVeterans ofSan Diego | San Diego | CA | $500,000 |
| Hire HeroesUSA | ColoradoSprings | CO | $200,213 |
| Goodwillof Western and NorthernConnecticutInc. | Bridgeport | CT | $139,392 |
| Veterans Inc. | New Britain | CT | $154,000 |
| Friendship Place | Washington | DC | $388,295 |
| U.S.Veterans Initiative | Washington | DC | $402,000 |
| VietnamVeterans of California Inc.* | Washington | DC | $155,055 |
| United WayofBroward County | Ft. Lauderdale | FL | $500,000 |
| City of Jacksonville | Jacksonville | FL | $240,924 |
| Vocational RehabilitationSpecialists Inc. | St. Petersburg | FL | $455,000 |
| Vocational RehabilitationSpecialists Inc. | Tampa | FL | $415,000 |
| AtlantaCenter forSelf SufficiencyInc. | Atlanta | GA | $375,000 |
| WestCarePacificIslands Inc. | Hagatna | GU | $500,000 |
| U.S.Veterans Initiative | Kapolei | HI | $200,000 |
| State of Idaho,IdahoDepartment of Labor | Boise | ID | $75,000 |
| Goodwill Industriesof the Heartland | IowaCity | ID | $222,934 |
| AmericaWorks ofIllinoisInc. | Chicago | IL | $435,000 |
| Volunteers of AmericaOhio&Indiana | Gary | IN | $265,526 |
| AspireIndianaInc.* | Noblesville | IN | $500,000 |
| WestCareKentuckyInc. | Irvine | KY | $489,695 |
| Volunteers of AmericaMid-States Inc. | Louisville | KY | $230,544 |
| Elle Foundation | Shreveport | LA | $203,500 |
| Fedcap Inc. | Portland | ME | $500,000 |
| New Vision House of Hope Inc. | Baltimore | MD | $448,716 |
| VietnamVeterans Workshop Inc. | Boston | MA | $500,000 |
| Clear Path for Veterans NewEnglandInc. | Devens | MA | $420,957 |
| Southwest Economic Solutions Corp. | Detroit | MI | $180,000 |
| Volunteers of AmericaMichiganInc. | Southfield | MI | $217,800 |
| MinnesotaAssistance Council for Veterans | St. Paul | MN | $378,750 |
| Hancock Resource Center | Waveland | MS | $257,500 |
| Community Partnership of SoutheastMissouri | Cape Girardeau | MS | $232,813 |
| Welcome Home Inc. | Columbia | MS | $80,000 |
| reStart Inc. | KansasCity | MS | $500,000 |
| Catholic Charitiesof SouthernMissouriInc | Springfield | MS | $359,057 |
| Volunteers of AmericaNorthern Rockies | Helena | MT | $500,000 |
| Vocational RehabilitationSpecialists Inc. | Omaha | NE | $295,000 |
| U.S.Veterans Initiative | Las Vegas | NV | $250,000 |
| Harbor Homes Inc. | Nashua | NH | $200,000 |
| Eyes NJ | Fairfield | NJ | $480,556 |
| Goodwill Industriesof Greater NY and Northern NJ | Newark | NJ | $500,000 |
| Education and Health Centers ofAmericaInc. | Wall Township | NJ | $453,796 |
| Goodwill IndustriesofNew Mexico | Albuquerque | NM | $378,611 |
| Black Veterans forSocial Justice | Brooklyn | NY | $500,000 |
| Black Veterans forSocial Justice | Brooklyn | NY | $473,550 |
| Veterans Outreach Center Inc. | Rochester | NY | $500,000 |
| AshevilleBuncombeCommunity Christian Ministry | Asheville | NC | $500,000 |
| Volunteers of AmericaOhio&Indiana | Akron | OH | $255,000 |
| Volunteers of AmericaOhio&Indiana | Dayton | OH | $375,000 |
| Volunteers of AmericaOklahomaInc. | Tulsa | OK | $388,439 |
| Operation Rebuild Hope* | North Bend | OR | $250,000 |
| County of ClackamasOregon | OregonCity | OR | $310,268 |
| Easter SealsOregon | Portland | OR | $400,000 |
| Easter SealsOregon | Portland | OR | $385,000 |
| WestCareOregonInc. | Salem | OR | $344,807 |
| YWCAGreaterHarrisburg | Harrisburg | PA | $275,000 |
| Veterans Leadership Program ofWestern PennsylvaniaInc. | Pittsburgh | PA | $221,702 |
| Alianza Municipal de Servicios Integrados Inc. | Caguas | PR | $499,949 |
| Family Endeavors Inc., operating as Endeavors | San Juan | PR | $498,326 |
| Operation Stand Down RI | Johnston | RI | $300,000 |
| Volunteers of AmericaNorthern Rockies | Rapid City | SD | $405,000 |
| Volunteers of AmericaDakotas | Sioux Falls | SD | $260,218 |
| AmericaWorks ofTennesseeInc. | Memphis | TN | $250,000 |
| Volunteers of AmericaTexas | Euless | TX | $400,000 |
| SER Jobs for Progress of theTexasGulf Coast Inc. | Houston | TX | $500,000 |
| U.S.Veterans Initiative-Texas | Houston | TX | $323,000 |
| LubbockRegional MHMR Center | Lubbock | TX | $150,037 |
| American GI ForumNational Veterans Outreach Program Inc. | San Antonio | TX | $500,000 |
| Veterans Inc. | Bradford | VT | $295,000 |
| River City Comprehensive Counseling Services | Richmond | VA | $339,876 |
| Total Action Against Poverty inRoanokeValley | Roanoke | VA | $174,421 |
| Stop Inc. | VirginiaBeach | VA | $133,856 |
| WashingtonDepartment of Veterans Affairs | Olympia | WA | $500,000 |
| Telamon Corp. | Martinsburg | WV | $155,267 |
| Vocational RehabilitationSpecialists Inc. | Eau Claire | WI | $255,000 |
| Vocational RehabilitationSpecialists Inc. | Green Bay | WI | $298,000 |
