The Texas Veterans Commission invites you to hear from the Internal Revenue Service Talent Acquisition Specialists on January 27th. Kelly Cameron with our Veterans Employment Program will co-host this exciting Employer Showcase to cover the following:
– Overview & Workplace Culture
– Available Employment Opportunities
– Benefits
– How to Apply, Application Process
– Q & A
The IRS is currently seeking Tax Examining Technician GS-07 $44,099 to $57,298 per year Austin, Texas
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27
JAN
2021
An employment workshop designed to help prepare job seekers for the state-wide Hiring Red, White, & You job fairs.
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4
NOV
2020
Texas Veterans Commission’s Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (TVC FVA, or just FVA) awards competitive, reimbursement-based grants in a multi-step process involving an eligibility screening by staff, recommendations on funding awards by the FVA Advisory Committee, and a final vote to award funds by the Texas Veterans Commissioners.
Here’s what you need to know about the award process while you prepare to submit your application.
Step 1: Applications Submitted
August 24, 2019 – October 25, 2019
First, complete your application in GovGrants, uploading all required ...
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16
AUG
2019
The Fund for Veterans’ Assistance staff has published Grant Application and Award Policies (“Policies”) and the Expenditure Supporting Document Policy (“SDP”) to support awarded grantees in the 2019-2020 grant year. The Tables of Contents for both documents are reproduced below.
Click on the name of the document you wish to view below, and the PDF will open in a new browser window.
- Application Phase
- Application Timeline
- GovGrants
- One Account
- Registration
- Password Policy
- Current Information
- Application Deadline
- Technical Difficulties ...
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9
JUL
2019
As part of the Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) application process, you will have to define a veteran. This exercise is a practical one, rather than philosophical.
Requests for Application from the Fund for Veterans’ Assistance all include definitions of surviving spouse and disabled veteran because these terms are set by our governing statutes. But some organizations have a specific population or experience in mind when designing their grant programs, so FVA asks applicants for their own definition of a veteran ...
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13
JUN
2019
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The 2021-2022 Request for Application includes new, specific guidance for Veterans County Service Office grant applicants:
Veteran County Service Office Grants include all the service categories listed in the General Assistance Grant Program, Housing for Texas Heroes Grant Program, and Veterans Mental Health Grant Program. Veteran County Service Officers are ...
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24
MAY
2019
Q: What does the Fund for Veterans Assistance expect of me as an applicant or grantee? What is FVA’s responsibility to me?
A: FVA expects applicants and grantees will:
- Know and follow the rules and regulations of the relevant RFA, and of the Texas Veterans Commission:
- Request For Applications
- Program Requirements and Terms & Conditions
- 2018-2019 Grantees: Program Requirements and Terms & Conditions are located in the ...
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30
APR
2019
Is your GovGrants profile up to date? The Fund for Veterans Assistance expects applicant and grantee organizations will keep their contact information current in the GovGrants grant management software.
But keeping your contact information current is more than just an administrative detail. All official notices for grantees and applicants, including Request For Application announcements, are sent to the contact emails listed in GovGrants. For example:
- Applicants:
- Grant applicants received invitations to the FVA Advisory Committee Presentations meeting at the primary signing authority email address ...
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25
MAR
2019
Q: Our organization has several offices across several counties using the same EIN and DUNS. We have an active grant in city A. Now, the office in city B would like to start offering these services in a new area. Can we apply for a separate grant in the same category for the two separate offices?
A: No. All offices and locations of an organization that share the same EIN and DUNs must apply for grants as one unified organization (See ...
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7
MAR
2019
Texas Veterans Commission’s Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (TVC FVA, or just FVA) awards competitive, reimbursement-based grants in a multi-step process involving an eligibility screening by staff, recommendations on funding awards by the FVA Advisory Committee, and a final vote to award funds by the Texas Veterans Commissioners.
So now that your organization has invested in applying for FVA funding, what happens at TVC once your application has been submitted, and when will you hear more about award decisions?
Here’s what you need ...
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22
FEB
2019