(Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry in Harrisburg yesterday, they announced a $400,000 investment to connect veterans with competitive job opportunities and address barriers to gainful employment. Projects funded through L&I’s Veterans Employment Program (VEP) initiative can help bridge the gap by funding strategies that are innovative and strengthening existing support systems even though many government and community-based programs already work together to help veterans. According to that same release from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, here is some more information about applicants that can be eligible for this investment:

• Eligible applicants include local workforce development boards, non-profit and non-governmental entities, community-based organizations, education and post-secondary institutions, labor organizations, business associations and economic development groups. One grant will go toward a project serving veterans and their spouses across the Commonwealth, while another grant will go toward a program serving veterans and their spouses specifically in Delaware County.
• Applications are due by December 5th, 2025, at 11:59 P.M. This funding opportunity is 100% state funded.