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Veteran Job Training Grants

Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Grants

#

State

City

Grantee Name

Grant Award

Area to be Served

Year

1

AR

Little Rock

St. Francis House, Inc.

$167,657

Central Arkansas

1st

2

AZ

Tucson

Pima County

$245,000

Pima County, AZ

1st

3

AZ

Phoenix

United States Veterans Initiative, Inc. - Phoenix

$300,000

Phoenix-Mesa; Maricopa

3rd

4

CA

San Diego

Mental Health Systems, Inc.

$300,000

East San Diego County, CA

1st

5

CA

Los Angeles

New Directions, Inc.

$255,013

Los Angeles County

1st

6

CA

Los Angeles

The Salvation Army, a California Corporation

$253,606

Bell, Los Angeles County, CA

1st

7

CA

Inglewood

United States Veterans Initiative

$300,000

Los Angeles, Long Beach, LA County

1st

8

CA

San Diego

Vietnam Veterans of San Diego, Inc.

$300,000

San Diego County, Congressional District #'s 49, 50, & 52

1st

9

CA

Los Angeles

Volunteers of America Greater Los Angeles, Inc.

$300,000

Los Angeles County

1st

10

CA

San Diego

Able-Disabled Advocacy, Inc.

$299,968

San Diego County

2nd

11

CA

Sunnyvale

City of Sunnyvale

$275,000

Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties

3rd

12

CA

Escondido

North County Interfaith Council

$155,000

North San Diego County

3rd

13

CA

San Francisco

Swords to Plowshares

$300,000

San Francisco Bay Area

3rd

14

CA

Los Angeles

The Salvation Army - Los Angeles

$300,000

City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles

3rd

15

CA

Santa Rosa

Vietnam Veterans of California

$255,000

Sacramento, Yolo, Placer Counties

3rd

16

CA

San Diego

Vietnam Veterans of San Diego, Inc.

$230,000

San Diego County Congressional Districts 51, 53, & 54

3rd

17

CA

Santa Rosa

Vietnam Veterans of California

$200,000

Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Healdsburg, Windsor, Cloverdale, Sonoma County Ukiah, Willits, Ft. Bragg, Mendocino County Lakeport, Clearlake, Lake County

1st

18

CA

Santa Rosa

Vietnam Veterans of California, Inc.

$150,000

Eureka, Humboldt County, California

3rd

19

CA

San Jose

Emergency Housing Consort. of Santa Clara Cty, Inc.

$289,181

San Jose, California

1st

20

CO

Denver

Denver Dept. of Human Services

$299,736

Denver Metro Region

1st

21

CT

Bridgeport

The WorkPlace, Inc.

$296,000

Fairfield Co

1st

22

DC

Washington

All Faith Consortium, Inc.

$300,000

Washington DC

1st

23

DC

Washington

Peoples Involvement Corporation

$250,000

District of Columbia

1st

24

FL

Tampa

Volunteers of America – Florida

$300,000

Broward County

2nd

25

FL

Tampa

Volunteers of America of Florida, Inc.

$125,000

Brevard County, FL

1st

26

FL

Tampa

Volunteers of America of Florida, Inc.

$200,000

Duval County, Florida

1st

27

HI

Honolulu

Network Enterprises, Inc.

$265,000

City and County of Honolulu

3rd

28

HI

Kalaeloa

United States Veterans Initiative - Hawaii

$200,000

Kalaeloa, Honolulu, Hawaii

3rd

29

IA

Iowa City

Goodwill Industries of Southeast Iowa

$199,600

Rural Iowa & Illinois

1st

30

IL

Chicago

The Inner Voice, inc.

$300,000

Chicago, IL, Cook County

1st

31

IL

Chicago

Medical Professional for Home Health CARE

$300,000

Cook County, Illinois

1st

32

IN

Indianapolis

HealthNet, Inc.

$289,099

Indianapolis, IN

1st

33

IN

Indianapolis

HVAF of Indiana, Inc.

$254,012

Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana and the surrounding area

2nd

34

KY

Louisville

Volunteers of America of Kentucky, Inc. dba Volunteers of America Tennessee

$300,000

Anderson, Blount, Knox, Loudon, Sevier, Union Counties

1st

35

KY

Louisville

Volunteers of America of Kentucky, Inc. dba VA, WV

$200,000

16 Counties of Eastern West Virginia

1st

36

KY

Louisville

Volunteers of America of Kentucky, Inc.

$200,000

23 Eastern Kentucky Counties

3rd

37

LA

Hammond

Quad Area Community Action Agency, Inc.

$250,000

All Louisiana Districts

3rd

38

MA

Worcester

Massachusetts Veterans, Inc. (2nd, 3rd ,& 5th District)

$207,000

Worcester, Lawrence, Springfield

2nd

39

MA

Boston

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

$200,000

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

3rd

40

MA

Worcester

Massachusetts Veterans, Inc. (3rd Congressional District)

$122,169

Central Mass. (1st, 3rd, & 5th Congressional Districts)

3rd

41

MA

Leeds

United Veterans of America, Inc.

$220,000

Berkshire and Hampshire Counties

3rd

42

MD

Fredrick

WayStation, Inc.

$299,962

Maryland, Baltimore City, Frederick, Montgomery and Washington County West Virginia, Jefferson, Berkley and Morgan County

1st

43

MD

Baltimore

Maryland Center for Veterans Edu. & Training, Inc.

$248,364

Greater Baltimore Area

3rd

44

ME

Augusta

Maine Department of Labor, Bureau of Employment Services

$199,777

State of Maine

3rd

45

MI

Detroit

Michigan Veterans Foundation

$264,372

Detroit, Wayne County

3rd

46

MI

Grandville

Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids, Inc.

$252,367

Grand Rapid, Michigan

1st

47

MN

Minneapolis

Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans

$300,000

7 County Metro Area of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

1st

48

MO

St. Louis

St. Patrick Center

$293,100

State of Missouri and Southern Illinois

3rd

49

MS

Hattiesburg

Reg XII on Mental Health & Retardation aba Pine Belt

$198,475

Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and Louisiana

1st

50

NC

Asheville

Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry, Inc.

$198,200

Western North Carolina - 18 Counties

3rd

51

NV

Las Vegas

United States Veterans Initiative

$170,000

Las Vegas, Henderson, Boulder City, Clark County, Nevada

2nd

52

NY

Rochester

The Salvation Army – Rochester

$182,693

Rochester, Monroe County, NY

1st

53

NY

Rochester

Veterans Outreach Center, Inc.

$300,000

Rochester, Monroe, Livingston, Ontario Orleans, and Wayne Counties, NY

1st

54

NY

Brooklyn

Black Veterans for Social Justice, Inc.

$295,350

5 Counties of New York

3rd

55

NY

Bayshore

United Veterans Beacon House, Inc.

$108,800

Queens, Nassau & Suffolk Counties

3rd

56

NY

Ballston Spa

Saratoga County Rural Preservation Company

$115,750

Saratoga, Renselaer, Warren, Washington, and Schenectady Counties

3rd

57

NY

Albany

Albany Housing Coalition, Inc.

$100,000

Albany, New York

1st

58

OH

Cincinnati

Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries Rehabilitation Center, Inc.

$297,723

Campbell, Kent, and Boon County, AL, Cities of Covington, Newport, Dayton, Florence, Bellevue, Lodlow, Southgate, and Bromley

1st

59

OH

Columbus

Volunteers of America of Central Ohio, Inc.

$300,000

Columbus, Franklin Co, OH

1st

60

OH

Cleveland

Volunteers of America of Northeast and North Central Ohio, Inc.

$300,000

Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH

1st

61

OH

Cincinnati

Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries Rehabilitation Center, Inc.

$299,440

Cincinnati Metro Area (Hamilton, Butler, Warren Counties)

3rd

62

OH

Columbus

Volunteers of America of Central Ohio Inc

$298,512

Dayton, Montgomery County

3rd

63

OR

Portland

Central City Concern

$298,440

Portland, OR-Vancouver, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3rd

64

PA

Philadelphia

Impact Services Corporation

$250,000

Greater Philadelphia and Southeast Pennsylvania

1st

65

PA

Pittsburgh

Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania, Inc.

$300,000

Greater Pittsburg, PA Metro, Allegheny, Butler, Beaver, Westmoreland and Washington Counties

1st

66

PA

Harrisburg

YWCA of Greater Harrisburg

$75,550

City of Harrisburg, PA

1st

67

SC

N. Charleston

Goodwill Industries of South Carolina

$192,966

Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester Counties

1st

68

SC

Columbia

South Carolina Employment Security Commission

$200,000

State of South Carolina, Richland and Lexington Counties

1st

69

SC

Charleston

Crisis Ministries

$147,720

Charleston, SC

1st

70

TN

Nashville

Operation Stand Down Nashville, Inc.

$300,000

Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee

1st

71

TX

Houston

Goodwill Industries of Houston

$299,010

Houston, TX

2nd

72

TX

San Antonio

American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program

$300,000

San Antonio, Bexas County

3rd

73

TX

San Antonio

American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program

$250,000

Houston, Harris County

3rd

74

WA

Everett

Snohomish County Workforce Development Council

$300,000

Snohomish County

1st

75

WA

Olympia

Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs

$149,999

Seattle, King, Kitsap, Pierce, Thurston, Snohomish Counties

2nd

76

WA

Olympia

Washington Department of Veterans Affairs

$200,000

Eastern Washington, Western Idaho, Western Montana, and Northern Oregon

1st

77

WI

Milwaukee

Center for Veterans Issues, Ltd.

$300,000

Milwaukee City and County, WI

1st

78

WI

Fredonia

Veterans Assistance Foundation, Inc.

$137,166

Monroe, Dane, and Waupaca Counties

3rd

79

WV

Louisville

Volunteers of America of KY, Inc. (West Virginia Counties)

$200,000

14 Western West Virginia Counties

3rd

 

Total = $19,076,777

 


Veterans’ Workforce Investment Program Grants

#

State

City

Grantee Name

Grant Award

Area to be Served from SF 424

1

AZ

Tucson

Pima County

$700,000

Southern Arizona

2

IN

Indianapolis

Indiana Department Workforce Development

$750,000

Indiana Counties in three Regional Areas

3

MA

Boston

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

$750,000

Commonwealth of MA

4

MD

Frederick

Way Station, Inc.

$749,964

WV-Berkley, Jefferson Morgan Counties; MD-Baltimore City, Frederick, Montgomery, Washington, Allegheny, Garrett, Carroll, Howard, Baltimore, Hartford and Cecil Counties

5

MN

Minneapolis

Resource, Inc.

$750,000

Hennepin, Ramse, Dakota, Scott, Carver, Washington, Anoka, Searrns, Benton, Sherburne.

7

NC

Buncombe

Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry, Inc.

$213,800

Western North Carolina

6

NE

Lincoln

Nebraska Workforce Development, DOL

$489,000

City of Omaha, NE City of Lincoln

8

NV

Las Vegas

United States Veterans Initiative

$250,000

Las Vegas, Henderson, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

9

NY

Rochester

Veterans Outreach Center, Inc.

$194,741

City of Rochester , Counties of Monroe, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans and Wayne, NY

10

OK

Ada

East Central University

$750,000

Sate of Oklahoma, Comanche & Pontotoc Counties, Cities of Ada and Lawton

11

OR

Oregon City

Community Solutions for Clackamas County

$750,000

State of Oregon

12

WY

Casper

Wyoming Contractors Association

$547,225

Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Montana, ND, SD

 

 

Total = $6,894,730

 

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