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VETS Press Release: Labor Department Awards $5.8 Million to 12 States for Veterans' Employment and Training Programs [07/10/1996]

For more information call: (202) 219-5573

Twelve states will receive more than $5.8 million to help Vietnam-era veterans, recently discharged veterans, and veterans with service-connected disabilities qualify for, find, and keep good jobs in the civilian economy, Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich announced today.

The funds are from the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) administered by the department's Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) to help veterans from three targeted groups overcome employment barriers and ease their transition into unsubsidized jobs. Training and placement programs are developed and operated by an entity designated by the governor of each state receiving a grant.

"Veterans represent a huge talent pool for any organization seeking motivated, dependable, and technologically sound employees," Reich said. "Hiring veterans is good for business and good for America."

Through these programs, veterans receive skills assessment, individual job counseling, labor market information, classroom and on-the-job training, skills upgrading and retraining, and placement services.

Veterans receiving assistance under these programs may also be eligible for services under other JTPA programs for economically disadvantaged or dislocated workers.

This year, VETS received grant proposals from 39 states. The funds may be spent between July 1, 1996, and June 30, 1997. The amount of each award is based on funds requested by each state in its grant application.

     A list of states receiving funds, grant amounts, and a local contact are attached.
              Job Training Partnership Act Title IV-C
                         Program Year 1996

Applicant                     Amount              Contact


Iowa Department                    $408,608            Irene Schultz
of Economic Development                                (515) 281-9008

Commonwealth of Massachusetts           $848,357            Diana P. Salemy
                                                  (617) 727-8380

 State of Idaho                    $242,096            Dale Langford
                                                  (208) 334-6137

Texas Workforce Commission         $850,000            Linda Williamson
                                                  (512) 936-0345

Maine Department of Labor               $550,000            Frank Southard
                                                  (207) 624-6390

Alabama Department of              $437,676            Sylvia Williams
Industrial Relations                                        (205) 242-8003

Job Service North Dakota           $459,100            James J. Hirsch
                                                  (703) 328-2843

State of Hawaii                    $200,400            Elaine Young
                                                  (808) 586-8812

Indiana Department of              $611,100            Timothy C. Joyce
Workforce Development                                  (317) 232-5661

Oklahoma Employment           $600,000            C.W. Bennett
Security Commission                                    (405) 557-5328

Utah Department of                 $347,688            Robert H. Brown
Employment Security                                    (801) 536-7451

State of Nevada                    $250,000            Libby Jones

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