Opportunity Information: Apply for FOA VETS 25 01
The Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP), along with its related tracks for the Incarcerated Veterans' Transition Program (IVTP) and the Homeless Women Veterans' and Homeless Veterans' with Children Reintegration Grant Program (HWVHVWC), is a discretionary, competitive grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans Employment and Training Service (DOL/VETS). The overall goal is employment-first: helping veterans who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness move into stable, quality jobs with real career prospects. The program is built around the idea that lasting housing stability is much more likely when veterans can access steady income and long-term career pathways, not just short-term placements.
The core purpose of the grants is to fund organizations that can deliver veteran-centered employment and training services using a case management model. Grantees are expected to provide hands-on, individualized support that addresses employment barriers while also connecting participants to the broader network of local services that people often need to become job-ready and stay employed. That includes creating strong linkages to community partners for supportive services, and either delivering those supports directly or operating a reliable referral system with clear tools, established relationships, and practical follow-through. The emphasis is not only on getting someone a job, but on supporting meaningful, family-sustaining employment outcomes and helping veterans succeed after placement.
Program design is expected to be responsive to changing conditions and fluctuations in the local homeless veteran population. DOL/VETS is looking for proposals that show a realistic plan for identifying and recruiting eligible veterans, preparing them for employment, and supporting them through training and placement. Typical funded activities include job placement, job training, job development with employers, career counseling, employment preparation, and related services that remove barriers to entering or re-entering the workforce. The intent is that grantees take a client-centered approach and actively coordinate with local workforce systems and service providers so that veterans are not left navigating fragmented systems on their own.
This funding announcement also includes an important administrative note: DOL states it is reviewing all Funding Opportunity Announcements for consistency with two Executive Orders issued in January 2025 ("Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing" and "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity"). As a result, the Department may modify the announcement and may issue additional guidance, including the possibility of adjusting the closing date. Applicants would need to watch for updates because the compliance framing and/or application timing could change.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of entities that can credibly deliver employment and reintegration services at scale. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city/township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments (federally recognized) and other Native American tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)); for-profit organizations (including small businesses); and other eligible entities. The announcement also explicitly highlights potential applicant types and partners such as U.S. territories or possessions, tribally designated organizations, state and local workforce development boards established under WIOA, faith-based organizations, and other state and local government agencies.
Key administrative details from the source data include the funding opportunity number FOA-VETS-25-01 and CFDA number 17.805. The activity category is Employment, Labor and Training, and the funding instrument is a grant. The application closing date listed is March 17, 2025 (with the caveat that it could be adjusted due to the announced review). The award ceiling is $500,000, and DOL/VETS anticipates making approximately 38 awards under this opportunity. The opportunity record shows a creation date of January 15, 2025, and the issuing agency is the Veterans Employment and Training Service.
In practical terms, a strong application under this opportunity would typically demonstrate: a clear case management framework; direct service capacity and/or dependable referral partnerships; strong connections to employers and the workforce system; a plan for job-driven training aligned to local labor market demand; and a concrete strategy to move participants into stable employment with advancement potential. Since the program is specifically aimed at veterans facing homelessness-related instability (and, through the related tracks, subpopulations such as justice-involved veterans and women veterans or veterans with children), applicants usually need to show they understand the layered barriers involved and can coordinate employment services with the wraparound supports that make employment outcomes stick.Apply for FOA VETS 25 01
- The Veterans Employment and Training Service in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP), Incarcerated Veterans’ Transition Program (IVTP), and the Homeless Women Veterans' and Homeless Veterans' with Children Reintegration Grant Program (HWVHVWC) (referred to collectively" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.805.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2025-01-15.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-03-17. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 38 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others.
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