GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

Veterans’ Workforce Investment Program (VWIP) Grants

The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS), announces a grant competition under the Veterans’ Workforce Investment Program (VWIP) for Program Year (PY) 2009, as authorized under Section 168 of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998. This Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) notice contains all of the necessary information and forms needed to apply for grant funding. Selected programs will assist eligible veterans by providing employment, training, support services, credentialing, networking information, and/or other assistance. Under this PY 2009 SGA, VETS anticipates that up to $6,900,000 will be available for grant awards up to a maximum of $500,000 for each grant award. VETS anticipates approximately 13 awards will be made under this solicitation with the possibility of additional awards contingent upon applicant funding requests. The period of performance for these PY 2009 grants will be July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. Two (2) optional years of additional funding may be available, depending upon Congressional appropriations, the agency’s decision to exercise the optional year(s) of funding, and satisfactory grantee and sub-awardee(s) performance. Failure to provide timely and accurate reporting may jeopardize optional year funding.

Additional information for this grant is found at:
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=47177