Labor Department Eases Reporting for Veterans' Homeless Aid Grants
Published Date: 11/21/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Labor is updating how homeless veterans' job program budgets are reported to make things clearer and easier for grant applicants. This change affects organizations applying for Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program funds and aims to reduce errors and paperwork hassle. Comments on this update are open until December 22, 2025, so get your thoughts in before then!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Standardized HVRP Budget Form
The Department of Labor will require standardized formats for the Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP) budget and budget narrative that applicants submit. This change is intended to make budgets clearer, reduce errors and paperwork hassle, and applies to private businesses and State, local, and tribal governments applying for HVRP grants.
Estimated Reporting Burden
The DOL estimates the HVRP information collection will involve 151 respondents and 151 responses, with a total estimated annual time burden of 906 hours and total estimated annual other costs of $0. Applicants preparing the standardized budget and narrative should account for this reporting burden when applying for HVRP funds.
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