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OPA News Release: [12/14/2004]
Contact Name: Jane
Norris
Phone Number: 202-693-4676
Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Awards $3.78 Million to
Place More than 1,600 Veterans in Jobs Under the Workforce Investment Act
WASHINGTON-Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao announced that more
than 1,600 veterans in 17 communities in 15 states will be placed in new jobs
thanks to $3.78 million in Department of Labor (DOL) grants awarded today. In
addition, DOL expects another 600 veterans to receive employment and training
services as a result of these grants, which are awarded under the Workforce
Investment Act (WIA).
"The Workforce Investment Act has expanded the eligibility criteria for
veterans who might not be covered by other programs," said U.S. Secretary of
Labor Elaine L. Chao. "This again demonstrates President Bush's commitment and
resolve to help America's veterans who have so honorably served our nation."
"We can now offer services to any honorably discharged veteran that
served on active duty during a war or received a campaign or expedition badge,
in addition to those with service-connected disabilities or who have recently
separated or faced other significant barriers to employment." said Frederico
Juarbe Jr., DOL assistant secretary for veterans' employment and training.
The grants, which are being awarded in California, Florida, Indiana,
Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming, make possible a range of services
for veterans including: assessing job skills, career counseling, current
labor-market information, classroom or on-the-job training, skills upgrading or
retraining, and job-placement assistance. The applicants this year have been
asked to focus their training efforts on career fields where the lack of a
license or a certification has become a barrier to employment. The grants are
administered by public agencies and nonprofit organizations that the Secretary
of Labor determines have an understanding of veterans' unemployment problems.
Authorized by Section 168 of the WIA, the grants are being awarded on a
competitive basis by the department's Veterans' Employment and Training Service
(VETS). At the end of these six-month, first-year grants, VETS will award
second-year funding to the grantees that meet or exceed the performance
criteria set forth in their original award.
NOTE: A list of the grantees follows:
December 2004 U.S. Department of Labor Veterans'
Workforce Investment Program Competition Grantee List
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United States Veterans Initiative
733 S. Hindry Avenue
Los Angles, CA 90301
Amount of Grant: $250,000
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Direct Way Station, Inc
230 West Patrick Street
P.O. Box
3826
Frederick , MD 21705
Amount of Grant: $371,565
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of Labor and Industry
7 th and Forster Streets
Harrisburg , PA 17120
Amount of Grant:
$374,687
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Pro Action of Steuben Street
117 E. Steuben Street
Steuben , NY 14810
Amount of Grant: $85,225
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American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program, Inc.
206 San Pedro, Suite 200
San Antonio , TX 78205-1104
Amount of Grant:
$375,000
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Quad Area Community Action Agency, Inc.
45300 North Baptist
Road
Hammond , Louisiana 70401
Amount of Grant: $375,000
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Workforce Essentials
110 Main Street
Clarksville , TN
37040
Amount of Grant: $375,000
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Massachusetts Veterans Inc.
69 Grove Street
Worchester ,
MA 01605
Amount of Grant: $75,243
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Community Action Commission of Belmont County, Inc.
153
½ West Main
St. Clairsville , OH 43950
Amount of Grant:
$85,000
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State of Maine Department of Labor
20 Union Street
P.O.
Box 259
Augusta , Maine 04332-0259
Amount of Grant: $375,000
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Wyoming Contractors Association
2220 N. Bryan Stock Trail
P.O. Box 50568
Casper , Wyoming 82605
Amount of Grant $173,900
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Worknet Pinellas, Inc.
4525 140 th Avenue, North
Clearwater , FL 33762
Amount of Grant: $321,000
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United States Veterans Initiative
525 E. Bonanza Avenue
Las Vegas , NV 89101
Amount of Grant: $125,000
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Department of Veterans Services
600 Washington St. Suite 1100
Boston , MA -2111
Amount of Grant:
$115,154
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The City of Worcester
44 Front Street , 7 th Floor
Worcester , MA 01608
Amount of Grant: $53,750
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Community Solutions for Clackamas County
112 11 th Street
Clackamas , OR 97045
Amount of Grant: $155,656
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Indiana Department of Workforce Development
110 Senate Avenue
Indianapolis , IN 46204
Amount of Grant: $100,000
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