US Labor Department announces $4 million grant competition for incarcerated veterans at risk of homelessness

WASHINGTON, DC – May 5, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service today announced a $4 million competition to fund at least 12 Incarcerated Veterans Transition Program grants designed to assist eligible veterans who are currently incarcerated and/or transitioning out of the justice system who are at risk of homelessness. VETS is collaborating with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to better assist our nation’s incarcerated veterans and help prevent their recidivism