WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today the award of more than $52 million in grants to help homeless veterans return to meaningful employment and address the complex problems facing homeless veterans.
Administered by the department’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service, Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program funding also supports Homeless Female Veterans’ and Veterans with Families program and the Incarcerated Veterans’ Transition Program grants. Ending homelessness among veterans has long been a priority for the department. VETS designs these programs to provide training, skills development and career support.
“As the nation continues its recovery from the pandemic, initiatives like these are more important than ever,” said Secretary Marty Walsh. “Our veterans deserve our best efforts to ensure they have a safe place to live, means to support themselves and their families and opportunities to pursue a fulfilling career.”
The department will award 119 continuation grants totaling more than $40 million and 36 new three-year grant awards totaling more than $12 million to provide a wide range of services to veterans currently homeless or at risk of homelessness. In addition to working with VETS, grant recipients partner with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Supportive Service for Veteran Families program and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Continuum of Care program.
Learn more about VETS’ Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Programs.
“Those now or formerly in military service share the value that no one should be left behind,” said Veterans’ Employment and Training Services’ Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary James Rodriguez. “The Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program reflects our commitment to ensuring that our veterans have and are prepared for the opportunities they deserve.”
Learn more about the department’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service.
A list of HVRP grant recipients follows this release.
New Grant Awards
Recipient
State
Amount
Volunteers of America of Los Angeles
CA
$400,140
People Assisting the Homeless
CA
$500,000
People Assisting the Homeless
CA
$333,000
Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.
CA
$265,000
Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.
CA
$255,000
Vietnam Veterans of San Diego
CA
$500,000
Vietnam Veterans of California Inc.
CA
$155,055
Friendship Place
DC
$376,959
City of Jacksonville
FL
$240,924
The Warrior Alliance Inc.
GA
$430,000
City of Refuge Inc.
GA
$500,000
United States Veterans Initiative
HI
$200,000
Aspire Indiana Inc.
IN
$500,000
Clear Path for Veterans New England Inc.
MA
$420,957
Veterans Inc.
MA
$154,000
Southwest Economic Solutions Corp.
MI
$180,000
Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans
MN
$378,750
Welcome Home Inc.
MO
$80,000
Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri Inc.
MO
$354,612
Hancock Resource Center
MS
$295,000
EYES New Jersey
NJ
$480,556
Goodwill Industries of New Mexico
NM
$493,867
United States Veterans Initiative
NV
$323,000
Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey
NY
$500,000
Black Veterans for Social Justice Inc.
NY
$473,550
Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana
OH
$255,000
Volunteers of America Oklahoma Inc.
OK
$388,439
Easter Seals Oregon
OR
$500,000
Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania Inc.
PA
$213,093
Operation Stand Down Rhode Island
RI
$300,000
United States Veterans Initiative
TX
$250,000
Lubbock Regional MHMR Center
TX
$376,949
Total Action Against Poverty in Roanoke Valley
VA
$174,421
STOP Incorporated
VA
$465,768
Snohomish County Workforce Development Council
WA
$362,900
Washington Department of Veterans Affairs
WA
$500,000
Option-Year Awards
Recipient
State
Amount
Aletheia House Inc.
AL
$251,329
St. Francis House
AR
$159,090
United States Veterans Initiative
AZ
$216,000
Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County Inc.
CA
$191,631
The Salvation Army, a California corporation
CA
$445,000
Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.
CA
$350,000
Volunteers of America of Los Angeles
CA
$500,000
Working Wardrobe for a New Start
CA
$266,600
United States Veterans Initiative
DC
$309,000
Volunteers of America of Florida Inc.
FL
$391,080
Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency Inc.
GA
$375,000
United States Veterans Initiative
HI
$275,000
Goodwill Industries of the Heartland
IA
$186,339
America Works of Illinois Inc.
IL
$400,000
National Able Network Inc.
IL
$370,950
The Inner Voice Inc.
IL
$500,000
Elle Foundation
LA
$203,500
Veterans Inc.
MA
$322,000
Veterans Inc.
MA
$370,000
Easter Seals Serving DC|MD|VA
MD
$500,000
Way Station Inc.
MD
$396,639
Easter Seals Maine Inc
ME
$285,823
Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans
MN
$447,613
Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry Inc.
NC
$500,000
Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry Inc.
NC
$500,000
Harbor Homes Inc.
NH
$200,000
Real House Recovery Inc.
NJ
$471,424
Mental Health America of Dutchess County Inc.
NY
$150,000
Veterans Outreach Center Inc.
NY
$500,000
Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana
OH
$215,000
Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana
OH
$320,000
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
OK
$348,878
Easterseals Oregon
OR
$325,000
Easterseals Oregon
OR
$400,000
YWCA of Greater Harrisburg
PA
$230,000
Volunteers of America (Dakotas)
SD
$216,372
Adaptive Construction Solutions Inc.
TX
$500,000
Volunteers of America Texas
TX
$385,710
Volunteers of America Texas
TX
$500,000
River City Comprehensive Counseling Services
VA
$320,000
Veterans Inc.
VT
$236,000
Partners in Careers
WA
$208,455
Volunteers of America Northern Rockies
WY
$405,000
Incrementally Funded Awards
Recipient
State
Amount
Aletheia House Inc.
AL
$500,000
Volunteers of America Southeast
AL
$248,358
Pima County
AZ
$190,848
Goodwill Industries of Southern California
CA
$368,473
JVS SoCal
CA
$466,800
Nation’s Finest
CA
$377,297
Able-Disabled Advocacy Inc.
CA
$360,396
America Works of California Inc.
CA
$500,000
Berkeley Food and Housing Project
CA
$500,000
Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization
CA
$500,000
The Salvation Army, California South Division
CA
$440,000
United States Veterans Initiative
CA
$194,537
Vietnam Veterans of San Diego
CA
$233,000
Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.
CA
$104,000
Volunteers of America of Los Angeles
CA
$396,780
Volunteers of America of Los Angeles
CA
$361,770
Volunteers of America-Northern California/Northern Nevada
CA
$499,476
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
CO
$500,000
Delaware Center for Homeless Veterans Inc.
DE
$450,000
Gang Alternative Inc.
FL
$192,919
Boley Centers Inc
FL
$339,049
Mary Hall Freedom House Inc.
GA
$400,000
Recovery Consultants of Atlanta Inc.
GA
$500,000
Veterans Empowerment Organization of Georgia Inc.
GA
$468,091
Catholic Charities Hawaii
HI
$270,000
Of Color Inc.
IL
$497,425
Transitional Living Services
IL
$300,000
Crossroads Rehabilitation Center Inc.
IN
$297,440
ECHO Housing Corp.
IN
$149,419
Mountain Comprehensive Care Center Inc.
KY
$210,960
Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana Inc.
LA
$210,960
Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana Inc.
LA
$322,205
Massachusetts Military Support Foundation Incorporated
MA
$184,489
Veterans Inc.
MA
$170,000
Veterans Inc.
MA
$150,000
Volunteers of America Massachusetts
MA
$265,049
Volunteers of America Massachusetts
MA
$236,785
Veterans Inc.
MA
$500,000
Mosaic Community Services Inc.
MD
$500,000
Easterseals Serving DC|MD|VA Inc.
MD
$500,000
St. James A.M.E. Zion Church – Zion House
MD
$300,000
Michigan Ability Partners
MI
$158,204
St. Patrick Center
MO
$308,911
Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry Inc.
NC
$500,000
Volunteers of America of the Carolinas Inc.
NC
$303,818
Puerto Rican Organization to Motivate, Enlighten and Serve
NY
$401,064
America Works of New York Inc.
NY
$450,000
Services for the UnderServed Inc.
NY
$142,020
United Veterans Beacon House Inc.
NY
$104,125
Easter Seals TriState LLC
OH
$168,048
Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries Rehabilitation Center Inc.
OH
$472,151
Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana
OH
$360,000
Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana
OH
$320,000
Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana
OH
$315,000
Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana
OH
$320,000
Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana
OH
$255,000
Volunteers of America Oklahoma Inc.
OK
$420,208
Goodwill Industries of Lane and South Coast Counties
OR
$189,746
Easterseals Oregon
OR
$500,000
Commission on Economic Opportunity
PA
$200,000
Impact Services Corporation
PA
$500,000
Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania Inc.
PA
$213,680
Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania Inc.
PA
$340,999
Veterans Multi-Service Center Inc.
PA
$277,457
Veterans Multi-Service Center Inc.
PA
$388,939
Veterans Place of Washington Blvd.
PA
$364,000
Fast Forward
SC
$400,000
Adaptive Construction Solutions Inc.
TX
$450,000
Castle Cares Community Ministries
TX
$312,760
Unity Partners
TX
$263,565
The Houston Launch Pad
TX
$500,000
Focused Outreach Richmond Inc.
VA
$314,000
Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps Inc.
WI
$105,339
Center for Veterans Issues Ltd.
WI
$500,000
Volunteers of America Northern Rockies
WY
$500,000
Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.
WI
$250,000
