17.805: Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program

17.805

Active

Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS) [DOL]

Aug. 15, 2022

Aug. 15, 2022

To provide services to assist in reintegrating homeless veterans into meaningful employment within the labor force; and to stimulate the development of effective service delivery systems that will address the complex problems facing homeless veterans.

B - Project Grants

State and Local Workforce Investment Boards, State and State Agencies, local public agencies, Native American tribal governments (federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations, non-profit (including faith-based and community organizations) and for-profit commercial entities. Potential jurisdictions are metropolitan areas of the largest U.S. cities or Non-urban areas in need, as announced in latest Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).

Veterans served by this program include: • Homeless veterans (including veterans who were homeless at some point within the 60-day period preceding the date on which the veteran begins to participate in the program); • Veterans who, at the time of enrollment in the program, are “at risk” of homelessness within the next 60 days;7 • Veterans participating in the Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program for which rental assistance is provided pursuant to section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)) or the Tribal HUD–VA Supportive Housing (Tribal HUD–VASH) program; • Indians who are veterans and receiving assistance under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.); • Veterans described in section 2023(e) of Title 38 of the U.S. Code, and any veterans recently released from being incarcerated who are at risk of homelessness; and • Veterans participating in the Department of Veterans Affairs Rapid Rehousing and Prevention program. A Homeless Veteran is defined as: • A person who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence;7 • A person living in a supervised public or privately-operated shelter designed to provide temporary living arrangements; • A person who resided in a shelter or place not meant for human habitation and who is exiting an institution where they temporarily resided; • A person with a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including a car, park, abandoned building, bus or train station, airport, or camping ground; • A person who will imminently lose his or her primary nighttime residence, provided that: (i) the residence will be lost within 60 days of the date of application for homeless assistance; (ii) no subsequent residence has been identified; and (iii) the individual or family lacks the resources or support networks needed to obtain other permanent housing; • An unaccompanied youth defined as homeless under other federal statutes, who has experienced a long period without permanent housing; who has experienced persistent instability as measured by frequent moves over such period; and who can be expected to continue in such status for an extended period of time because of chronic disabilities, chronic physical health or mental health conditions, substance addiction, histories of domestic violence or childhood abuse, the presence of a child or youth with a disability, or multiple barriers to employment; or • A person who is fleeing, or is attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other dangerous or life-threatening conditions in the individual’s or family’s current housing situation, including conditions in which the health and safety of children are jeopardized, and who has no other residence and lacks the resources or support network to obtain other permanent housing. An Incarcerated Veteran is defined as: • A veteran who is a resident of a penal institution, or an institution that provides long-term care for mental illness, and is at risk for homelessness absent referral and counseling services provided under the demonstration program.

17.801 - Jobs for Veterans State Grants

https://sam.gov/fal/d65d2b80f3df40a389deecc6d85e9b02/view