VA 2.08(3)(f) (f) “Employer” means a person or organization located in the state that employs people, but does not include local, state, and federal government agencies.

VA 2.08(3)(fe) (fe) “Entrepreneur” means an individual who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business, enterprise, or non-profit organization.

VA 2.08(3)(g) (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.

VA 2.08(3)(gm) (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.

VA 2.08(3)(h) (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.

VA 2.08(3)(i) (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.

VA 2.08(3)(j) (j) “Grantee” means an employer or nonprofit organization receiving a grant from the department.

VA 2.08(3)(k) (k) “Grant participant” means a person who meets the requirements of s. 45.01 (12), Stats., and receives services under sub. (5).

VA 2.08(3)(L) (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.

VA 2.08(3)(m) (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.

VA 2.08(3)(mg) (mg) “Program” means the veterans employment and transition support grant program.

VA 2.08(3)(mr) (mr) “Transitioning service member” means an individual who is separating or has separated from the U.S. armed forces to return to civilian life.

VA 2.08(3)(n) (n) “Underserved geographic areas of the state” means rural communities.

VA 2.08(3)(o) (o) “Underserved veteran populations” means minority groups, women, low-income, or veterans with disabilities.

VA 2.08(4) (4) Veterans employment grants.

VA 2.08(4)(a) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (qm), Stats., the department may award a grant in any of the following amounts to any employer who hires a disabled veteran to work at a business in this state:

VA 2.08(4)(a)1. 1. For each disabled veteran the employer employs for 12 consecutive months to work a full-time job at the employer’s business in this state, $2,500 following the first 6 months of employment, and $2,500 following the second 6 months of employment.

VA 2.08(4)(a)2. 2. Subject to par. (d), for each disabled veteran the employer employs for 12 consecutive months to work a part-time job at the employer’s business in this state, $1,250 following the first 6 months of employment, and $1,250 following the second 6 months of employment.

VA 2.08(4)(b) (b)

VA 2.08(4)(b)1. 1. A grant application shall be submitted, manually or electronically, directly to the department on a form approved by the department.

VA 2.08(4)(b)2. 2. The application shall specify employer and employee contact information and verification of employee employment status.

VA 2.08(4)(b)3. 3. The department may request additional verification of any information provided in the application.

VA 2.08(4)(b)4. 4. A certification request shall be submitted with the application. The certification shall be 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.

VA 2.08(4)(c) (c) The department may not pay a grant to an applicant if the veteran voluntarily or involuntarily terminates employment with the applicant.

VA 2.08(4)(d) (d) The department shall determine the amount of the grant under sub. (4) (a) as follows:

VA 2.08(4)(d)1. 1. Divide the number of hours that the disabled veteran worked for the applicant for 6 consecutive months of employment by 1040, or for 12 consecutive months of employment by 2,080.

VA 2.08(4)(d)2. 2. Multiply the number determined under subd. 1. by $1,250 for 6 consecutive months of employment or $2,500 for 12 consecutive months of employment.

VA 2.08(5) (5) Veterans entrepreneurship grants.

VA 2.08(5)(a) (a) Eligible applicant. A nonprofit organization is eligible to receive a grant under this subsection when the organization meets all of the following conditions: