<mediadc-video-embed data-state="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000161-3486-d333-a9e9-76c6fbf30000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b93390000"},"cms.content.publishDate":1661455565136,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000181-6c75-d082-a1ad-7efd61710000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"cms.content.updateDate":1661455565136,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000181-6c75-d082-a1ad-7efd61710000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"rawHtml":"
var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ "div": "Brid_61440223", "obj": {"id":"27789","width":"16","height":"9","video":"1083127"} }); ","_id":"00000182-d677-d02d-adbf-ff7fd4830000","_type":"2f5a8339-a89a-3738-9cd2-3ddf0c8da574"}”>Video EmbedA pandemic relief program designed to help retrain unemployed veterans led to only 400 participants getting jobs, according to a new report.
Out of the nearly 6,800 veterans enrolled in the $386 million Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program, only 397 of them got new employment, the Washington Post reported Thursday.
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Some of the institutions used by the VRRAP were “disorganized” and would be inconsistent with syllabuses, according to participants who spoke to the news outlet. Some veterans were not able to finish their programs when the VA ended tuition payments to one of the institutions, Future Tech Career Institute, in February, per the report.
The program was implemented as part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan signed into law by President Joe Biden in March 2021.
The VRRAP was designed to cover “education and training programs approved under the GI Bill and Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses (VET TEC) that lead to high-demand jobs,” according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The program pays for up to 12 months of tuition and fees for training, along with a monthly housing allowance for eligible veterans, and is set to expire in December.
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The American Rescue Plan and other COVID-19 relief efforts have been plagued with fraud allegations for various programs, including the Paycheck Protection Program. The VA has also been subject to controversy for years over findings of waste and mismanagement.
