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VETS Press Release: Labor Department Renews Grants to 12 States for Veterans' Employment and Training Programs [07/15/1997]

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Twelve states received second-year funding of more than $5.8 million to help Vietnam-era veterans, veterans who are recently separated from service and veterans with service-connected disabilities receive training and placement assistance so they can find and keep good jobs in the civilian economy, Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman announced today.

"Veterans from these target groups represent an underutilized talent pool which can add value to any organization seeking motivated, dependable, and technologically sound employees," Herman said. "When these veterans return to civilian life, they want what all Americans want and deserve -- a good job and economic security for themselves and their families."

The grant funds come from Title IV-C of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and are administered by the department's Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) to help veterans from the three target groups overcome employment barriers and ease their transition into unsubsidized employment. Second-year funding was contingent on successfully meeting goals established in the solicitation for grant application for the first year of the grant.

Training and placement programs are developed and operated by an entity designated by the governor of each state receiving a grant. These programs provide veterans with 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.

In the spring of 1998, VETS will begin accepting grant proposals from states for the next cycle of 2-year awards for funds to be used between July 1, 1998, and June 30, 2000. The amount of each award will be based on funds requested by the state in its grant application.

(Note to Editors: A list of states receiving second-year funding, grant amounts, and a local contact are attached.)

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