Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Veterans Affairs › Chapter VA 2 - Veterans Assistance Grants › Section VA 2.08 - Veterans employment and entrepreneurship grants

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) AUTHORITY AND
			 PURPOSE. The purpose of this section is to establish rules for the
			 implementation and administration of grants to assist veteran entrepreneurs, to
			 give employers in this state incentives to hire veterans, especially disabled
			 veterans, to improve veteran employment outcomes, and to help fund employment
			 training for veterans, especially disabled veterans, as authorized under s.
			 45.437, Stats.
(2) APPLICABILITY. This section applies to
			 grants awarded under s.
			 45.437, Stats.
(3) DEFINITIONS. In this section the
			 following terms have the designated meanings:
(a) "Applicant" means an employer or
			 nonprofit organization located in this state that applies for a grant to
			 improve employment outcomes for veterans living in this state.
(b) "Certification request" means a form
			 approved by the department used to verify the employee is a veteran and a
			 resident of this state in accordance with ss.
			 45.01(12) and
			 45.02, Stats., and has a
			 service-connected disability rating of at least 50 percent, under
			 38 USC
			 1114 or
			 1134.
(d) "Disabled veteran" means a veteran who is
			 verified by the department to have a service-connected disability rating of at
			 least 50 percent under 38
			 USC 1114 or
			 1134.
(e) "Employee" means a person who is hired
			 for a wage, salary, fee, or payment to perform work for an employer.
(f) "Employer" means a person or organization
			 located in the state that employs people, but does not include local, state,
			 and federal government agencies.
(fe) "Entrepreneur" means an individual who
			 organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business, enterprise, or
			 non-profit organization.
(g)
			 "Evaluation committee" means a committee established to evaluate applications
			 made under sub. (5) that is comprised of at least one member of the board of
			 veterans affairs and other individuals appointed by the department.
(gm) "Financially viable" means a nonprofit
			 organization is able to sustain itself over the long term in order fulfill the
			 organization's mission and support continuance of the organization's
			 operations, programs, and services without the sole reliance on grant funds
			 awarded under this section.
(h)
			 "Full-time job" means a regular, nonseasonal, full-time position in which an
			 individual, as a condition of employment, is required to work at least 2,080
			 hours per year, including paid leave and holidays.
(i) "Grant" means an agreement between the
			 department and the grantee where the department provides funds from the
			 appropriation under s.
			 20.485(2) (qm),
			 Stats., for the purposes specified in s.
			 45.437, Stats.
(j) "Grantee" means an employer or nonprofit
			 organization receiving a grant from the department.
(k) "Grant participant" means a person who
			 meets the requirements of s.
			 45.01(12),
			 Stats., and receives services under sub. (5).
(l) "Nonprofit organization" means an
			 organization described in section 501 (c) (3) or 501 (c) (6) of the Internal
			 Revenue Code that is exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (a) of
			 the Internal Revenue Code.
(m)
			 "Part-time job" means a regular, nonseasonal, part-time position in which an
			 individual, as a condition of employment, is required to work fewer than 2,080
			 hours per year, including paid leave and holidays.
(mg) "Program" means the veterans employment
			 and transition support grant program.
(mr) "Transitioning service member" means an
			 individual who is separating or has separated from the U.S. armed forces to
			 return to civilian life.
(n)
			 "Underserved geographic areas of the state" means rural communities.
(o) "Underserved veteran populations" means
			 minority groups, women, low-income, or veterans with
			 disabilities.