A new Department of Veterans Affairs grant program aims to help service members and their spouses transition from military to civilian life.
The grants will be awarded to eligible organizations that provide employment-based resources and tools for transitioning service members and spouses — including resume assistance services, interview training, job recruitment training, employment placement services, and additional services that lead directly to a successful transition, according to a VA release.
“These grants will help our nation’s service members —and their spouses — get the tools and assistance they need to get the jobs they deserve,” said Under Secretary for Benefits Joshua Jacobs.
VA expects to award approximately $4 million in grants this year in increments of up to $500,000 per organization. The grants will be matched by the receiving organization, doubling their impact.
“Our goal is to put service members and their families into positions where their transition out of the military isn’t only manageable — it’s successful — and empowers them to continue to lead our country. That’s what this new grant program is all about,” added Jacobs.
This program was created as a part of executing the Johnny Isakson and Dr. David P. Roe Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. A notice of funding opportunity for this program will post in June.
For more information on VA’s efforts to support transitioning service members and their families, visit here.
Reach Julia LeDoux at Julia@connectingvets.com.