[Federal Register: April 28, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 82)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Veterans' Employment and Training Service

 
Homeless Veterans' Reintegration into Employment

AGENCY: Veterans' Employment and Training Service, Department of Labor.
    Announcement Type: New Notice of Availability of Funds and 
Solicitation for Grant Applications. The full announcement is posted on 
http://www.grants.gov.

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    Funding Opportunity Number: SGA 08-06.
    Key Dates: The closing date for receipt of applications is May 14, 
2008.

Funding Opportunity Description

    The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Veterans' Employment and 
Training Service (VETS) announces a grant competition under 38 U.S.C. 
section 2021, as added by section 5 of Public Law 107-95, the Homeless 
Veterans Comprehensive Assistance Act of 2001 (HVCAA), and 
authorization was extended through Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 by section 
301, Public Law 109-233, the Veterans Housing and Employment 
Improvement Act of 2005. Section 2021 indicates: ``the Secretary of 
Labor shall conduct, directly or through grant or contract, such 
programs as the Secretary determines appropriate to provide job 
training, counseling, and placement services (including job readiness 
and literacy and skills training) to expedite the reintegration of 
homeless veterans into the labor force.''
    HVRP grants are intended to address two objectives: (1) To provide 
services to assist in reintegrating homeless veterans into meaningful 
employment within the labor force, and (2) to stimulate the development 
of effective service delivery systems that will address the complex 
problems facing homeless veterans.
    The full Solicitation for Grant Application is posted on http://
www.grants.gov under U.S. Department of Labor/VETS. Only Applications 
submitted through http://www.grants.gov will be accepted. If you need 
to speak to a person concerning these grants, or if you have issues 
regarding access to the http://www.grants.gov Web site, you may 
telephone Cassandra Mitchell at 202-693-4570 (not a toll-free number).

    Signed at Washington, DC this 22nd day of April, 2007.
Cassandra R. Mitchell,
Grant Officer.
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