US Department of Labor Veterans

$23M Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Grant Opportunity

The U.S. Department of Labor Veterans' Employment and Training Service announced $23 million in Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program grant funding. Eligible applicants include state and local workforce development boards, Native American governments, state agencies, for-profit and non-profit organizations, and institutions of higher education. Individual awards up to $500,000 annually ($1.5M total over 3 years) fund workplace skills training, Registered Apprenticeship programs, and employment placement services. Applications must be submitted via Grants.gov by March 6, 2026.

888 Employers Receive HIRE Vets Medallion Awards

The U.S. Department of Labor recognized 888 employers with the 2025 HIRE Vets Medallion Award at a ceremony on January 29, 2026, for their commitment to recruiting, employing, and retaining veterans. Recipients attested to meeting criteria including veteran hiring and retention rates, veteran-specific resources, leadership programming, and tuition assistance programs. Since the program's inception under the 2017 HIRE Vets Act, employers have hired nearly 290,000 veterans.

DOL VETS News Releases Filtered by Agency 2024-2026

The U.S. Department of Labor Veterans' Employment and Training Service published a filtered listing of agency press releases spanning January 2024 to January 2026. The releases cover HIRE Vets Medallion Awards recognizing employer commitment to veterans, grant funding announcements totaling over $140 million for homeless veteran services, the launch of a Veterans Accommodations Toolkit for disabled veterans, and expansion of the Transition Assistance Program. The page aggregates 15 press releases documenting the department's workforce development initiatives for veterans, transitioning service members, and their spouses.