Veteran and Spouse Transitional Assistance Grant Program | VA VSTAGP 24 001

Opportunity Information: Apply for VA VSTAGP 24 001

The Veteran and Spouse Transitional Assistance Grant Program (Funding Opportunity Number: VA VSTAGP 24 001) is a discretionary grant competition run by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration, focused on helping Service members and their spouses move successfully from military life into the civilian workforce. The program is designed around a persistent national need: roughly 200,000 people separate from the U.S. Armed Forces each year, and many Veterans and their families report real difficulties during the transition, especially around employment stability and the financial stress that often follows a job disruption or career change. The central goal of this funding is to strengthen practical, employment-oriented transition support so recently separated, retired, or discharged Service members and their spouses can better secure jobs, navigate hiring processes, and reduce the risk of unemployment and related financial strain.

Grant awards are intended for organizations that directly provide employment-based resources and tools. The VA is looking for applicants that can deliver multiple forms of hands-on career assistance, including resume support, interview training, job recruitment training, and closely related services that improve a participant's readiness for the civilian labor market. The opportunity also reflects priorities set out in Public Law 116-315, section 4304, emphasizing support in places where the need is especially high. That includes organizations operating in states with high Veteran unemployment rates, high use of unemployment benefits among recently separated Service members, or areas where the labor force or local economy has been significantly affected by a covered public health emergency. In practice, this means proposals may be strengthened either by offering a strong mix of transition services or by demonstrating that the program is positioned in a region experiencing elevated employment disruption for Veterans.

A fairly broad range of applicants can apply. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education). The notice also indicates eligibility for "other" entities, and explicitly notes that faith-based organizations, nonprofit institutions, and public institutions of higher education are among those able to compete, so long as they meet applicable eligibility requirements. Overall, the design signals an interest in funding organizations that already have community reach, workforce development capacity, and the ability to provide structured career services that can translate military experience into civilian employment outcomes.

In terms of funding size and scale, the award ceiling is $500,000 per grant, and the VA expects to make about 10 awards under this opportunity. The original application closing date listed is 2024-08-23, with the opportunity created on 2024-07-23. The program is categorized under Employment, Labor and Training (and Other), and is associated with CFDA number 64.058. Taken together, the program is best understood as a targeted workforce-transition investment: it funds organizations that can deliver concrete job-search and career-entry support to separating Service members and their spouses, with special attention to regions where Veteran unemployment pressures or recent economic shocks make that transition more difficult.

• The Veterans Benefit Administration in the employment, labor and training, other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Veteran and Spouse Transitional Assistance Grant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 64.058.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-07-23.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-08-23. (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 10 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others.

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