Use the Jobs for Veterans State Grants (JVSG) EDR to report obligation, expenditure, and staffing information for each grant award. The U.S. Department of Labor, Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) uses the required, detailed information to monitor administrative costs, staff utilization, and planned spending compared to actual spending for the staffing grant.
JVSG recipients must use the VETS-402 expiring June 30, 2025, for all JVSG quarterly financial reports relating to Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 and beyond until OMB approves a new version. Users may migrate their previous years’ expenditure data onto this version if desired for improved functionality, but any version dated May 2024 or later is acceptable.
FY monies must be segregated and separately tracked. Therefore, states must complete one JVSG EDR per grant award, and update each quarter until all available funding has been expended.
Most cells are locked to reduce the reporting burden and facilitate completing the EDR. Only unlocked (yellow) cells may be edited. Press the “enter” or “tab” keys to easily move from one unlocked cell to the next in the same column or row and bypass the locked cells.
Update and submit the form once per quarter for every Fiscal Year quarter in which grant funds are allocated, obligated, or liquidated – up to a maximum of 12 quarters for each funded grant year.
VETS is building a reporting system for JVSG recipients that will incorporate this form into an online webform. Until the new system goes live, recipients must submit the EDR only as a workbook with unaltered cell, sheet, and workbook protections and formatting from the original OMB-approved version.
The EDR is due 30 days after the end of the reporting period per 2 CFR 200.328. The following table provides financial reporting period end dates and due dates:
Quarter End Dates |
Financial Report Due Dates |
December 31 |
January 30 |
March 31 |
April 30 |
June 30 |
July 30 |
September 30 |
October 30 |
U.S. Department of Labor
Veterans’ Employment and Training Service
Room S-1316 Phone 202-693-4700
200 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Fax 202-693-4755
Washington, D.C., 20210
The first tab of the workbook, VETS-402, is arranged by data field (Section and Item Name) down the left-hand side (Column C) and by year/quarter across the top (Columns D through AD). White and gray shaded fields are locked and will be calculated automatically; enter data only in the yellow shaded (unlocked) fields.
The yellow shaded fields allow the following entries:
For the Funded Positions fields, values to the hundredth place are allowed (for example, 5.36).
For the financial fields in Sections B and C, only positive, whole numbers are allowed.
Start by entering the complete Grant Number in cell I5 (for example, 25555DV000112). This needs to be completed only once and will automatically populate the state in cells R5 and AB5 and the Quarter Ending (Row 9).
You can now work down the column for the appropriate year/quarter, starting with Year 1/Quarter 1. Enter information as described below.
This section is used to identify the grant award that you are reporting on.
State: Select your state from the dropdown list.
Grant Number: Enter the entire grant number, also known as the Federal Award Identification Number.
Quarter Ending: This field will populate automatically after you input the complete grant number. If it does not seem correct, double-check or reenter your entire grant number in cell I5 with no extra spaces.
Date Prepared: Enter the date you are preparing the quarter’s report in MM/DD/YYYY format, including the forward slashes.
In this section, break out the total grant award funding allocation among the Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program (DVOP), Consolidated DVOP/LVER (CODL), Local Veterans’ Employment Representative (LVER), Incentive Award, and Management and Administrative (Mgmt & Admin Costs) activities.
As the grant recipient, you (not VETS) determine the amounts to allocate to each activity except Incentive Awards. You may adjust these allocations between the other four activities at any time without prior approval; however, these reallocations should be addressed on the VETS-403 Technical Performance Narrative.
In the first few quarters of a grant year, the total allocated funding may be significantly less than the annual allocation estimate. Only enter amounts that have been allocated to the state per the most recent Notice of Award as of the end of the quarter.
B.a Disabled Veterans Outreach Program: Enter the cumulative amount of funds approved through the end of the quarter that you have allocated to the DVOP activity.
B.b Consolidated DVOP/LVER Positions: Enter the cumulative amount of funds approved through the end of the quarter that you have allocated to the Consolidated DVOP/LVER activity.
B.c Local Veterans Employment Representative: Enter the cumulative amount of funds approved through the end of the quarter that you have allocated to the LVER activity.
B.d Incentive Awards: Enter the cumulative amount of funds approved through the end of the quarter that you have allocated to the Incentive Award activity. This should never exceed one percent of the total annual allocation. Incentive award funds cannot be transferred to other activities.
B.e Mgmt & Admin Costs: Enter the cumulative amount of funds approved through the end of the quarter that you have allocated to Mgmt & Admin Costs. Note: Mgmt & Admin Costs include any expenses that are not directly attributable to another activity. Examples include salaries and benefits for program managers, most indirect costs, and allocated support costs that are not in the indirect cost pool.
B.f Total Approved Funds: This cell will automatically calculate the sum of your entries for B.a through B.e above. The total must usually match (within one dollar) the SF-425 Federal Financial Report (FFR), line 10.d, for the same reporting quarter.
If your funding amount changed within three days of the end of the quarter, the true total approved funds balance might not be reflected on your FFR. This is the only situation where the entry here would not match the FFR. If applicable, briefly explain this variance on your VETS-403 Technical Performance Narrative in item (a).
In this section, break out spending on specific activities under the DVOP, CODL, LVER, Incentive Awards, and Mgmt & Admin Costs by number of Funded Positions, Salaries Paid, Benefits Paid, Total Outlays, and Unliquidated Obligations.
Note: The number of Funded Positions should be provided through the state’s accounting system but may be calculated by comparing the total DVOP staff hours actually paid (including paid leave) with the total available hours for all DVOP staff who were assigned to the grant throughout the quarter. If a red number followed by an exclamation point appears in the Funded Positions area of an activity for a prior quarter after you enter the current Funded Positions, you have entered an invalid value. VETS cannot accept an EDR with errors in the previous quarters.
For example: If you enter a cumulative number of Funded Positions that results in a negative number of Funded Positions for the current or any previous quarter, the error will appear. A negative number of Funded Positions is impossible because it would indicate that an employee paid the state to conduct JVSG activities.
C.1.a Funded DVOP Positions: Enter the cumulative (or “to date”) number of Funded Positions for DVOP staff in this row.
C.1.b DVOP Salaries Paid: Enter the cumulative (or “to date”) amount expended for DVOP salaries through the end of the reporting quarter, rounded to the nearest dollar.
C.1.c DVOP Benefits Paid: Enter the cumulative (or “to date”) amount expended for DVOP benefits through the end of the reporting quarter, rounded to the nearest dollar.
C.1.d Total DVOP Outlays: Enter the total cumulative (or “to date”) accrued expenditures for DVOP activities through the end of the reporting quarter, rounded to the nearest dollar. Total accrued expenditures include the salaries and benefits entered in the rows above, but also includes other expenditures for DVOP such as travel and indirect costs.
C.1.e DVOP Unliquidated Obligations: Enter the total unliquidated obligations for DVOP activities as of the end of the quarter, rounded to the nearest dollar. Since unliquidated obligations from one quarter are expended during the subsequent quarter, only report the obligations that have not yet been liquidated as of the end of that quarter.
C.1.f Total DVOP Outlays and Obligations: These cells will automatically populate based on the information provided above for specific DVOP activities.
C.2.a Funded CODL Positions: Enter the cumulative (or “to date”) number of Funded Positions for Consolidated DVOP/LVER staff in this row.
C.2.b CODL Salaries Paid: Enter the cumulative (or “to date”) amount expended for Consolidated DVOP/LVER salaries through the end of the reporting quarter, rounded to the nearest dollar.
C.2.c CODL Benefits Paid: Enter the cumulative (or “to date”) amount expended for Consolidated DVOP/LVER benefits through the end of the reporting quarter, rounded to the nearest dollar.
C.2.d Total CODL Outlays: Enter the total cumulative (or “to date”) accrued expenditures for Consolidated DVOP/LVER activities through the end of the reporting quarter, rounded to the nearest dollar. Total accrued expenditures include the salaries and benefits entered in the rows above, but also includes other expenditures for Consolidated DVOP/LVER staff such as travel and indirect costs.
C.2.e CODL Unliquidated Obligations: Enter the total unliquidated obligations for Consolidated DVOP/LVER activities as of the end of the quarter, rounded to the nearest dollar. Since unliquidated obligations from one quarter are expended during the subsequent quarter, only report the obligations that have not yet been liquidated as of the end of that quarter.
C.2.f Total CODL Outlays and Obligations: These cells will automatically populate based on the information provided above for specific Consolidated DVOP/LVER activities.
C.3.a Funded LVER Positions: Enter the cumulative (or “to date”) number of Funded Positions for LVER staff in this row.
C.3.b LVER Salaries Paid: Enter the cumulative (or “to date”) amount expended for LVER salaries through the end of the reporting quarter, rounded to the nearest dollar.
C.3.c LVER Benefits Paid: Enter the cumulative (or “to date”) amount expended for LVER benefits through the end of the reporting quarter, rounded to the nearest dollar.
C.3.d Total LVER Outlays: Enter the total cumulative (or “to date”) accrued expenditures for LVER activities through the end of the reporting quarter, rounded to the nearest dollar. Total accrued expenditures include the salaries and benefits entered in the rows above, but also includes other expenditures for LVER staff such as travel and indirect costs.
C.3.e LVER Unliquidated Obligations: Enter the total unliquidated obligations for LVER activities as of the end of the quarter, rounded to the nearest dollar. Since unliquidated obligations from one quarter are expended during the subsequent quarter, only report the obligations that have not yet been liquidated as of the end of that quarter.
C.3.f Total LVER Outlays and Obligations: These cells will automatically populate based on the information provided above for specific LVER activities.
C.4.a Incentive Award Outlays: Enter the cumulative (or “to date”) accrued expenditures for incentive awards, rounded to the nearest dollar. Incentive Award Outlays in the fifth quarter (Year 2 Quarter 1; cell M53) must be equal to the Incentive Award Unliquidated Obligations in the fourth quarter (Year 1 Quarter 4; cell I54). A red value followed by an exclamation point in cell N53 indicates the user has entered an invalid amount for Year 2 Quarter 1 cumulative Incentive Award Outlays.
C.4.b Incentive Award Unliquidated Obligations: Enter the amount of the federal share of unliquidated obligations for incentive awards as of the end of the quarter, rounded to the nearest dollar. Since unliquidated obligations from one quarter are expended during the subsequent quarter, only report the obligations that have not yet been liquidated as of the end of that quarter.
C.4.c Total Incentive Award Outlays and Obligations: These cells will automatically populate based on the information provided above for specific Incentive activities.
C.5.a Mgmt & Admin Outlays: Enter the cumulative (or “to date”) accrued expenditures for Mgmt & Admin costs, rounded to the nearest dollar.
C.5.b Mgmt & Admin Unliquidated Obligations: Enter the amount of the federal share of unliquidated obligations for Mgmt & Admin costs as of the end of the quarter, rounded to the nearest dollar. Since unliquidated obligations from one quarter are expended during the subsequent quarter, only report the obligations that have not yet been liquidated as of the end of that quarter.
C.5.c Total Mgmt & Admin Outlays and Obligations: These cells will automatically populate based on the information provided above for specific Mgmt & Admin activities.
Each cell in this section will automatically populate the total balances remaining based on the information provided above for DVOP, Consolidated, LVER, Incentive Awards, and Mgmt & Admin activities:
D.a DVOP Balance Remaining
D.b CODL Balance Remaining
D.c LVER Balance Remaining
D.d Incentive Balance Remaining
D.e Mgmt & Admin Balance Remaining
D.f Total Balance Remaining
None of these values should ever show a negative dollar amount in any column where the EDR data through the current quarter has been entered. If there is a negative amount, double check and/or adjust your entries in Sections B and C.
D.f Total Balance Remaining must usually match (within one dollar) the SF-425 FFR, line 10.h. If your funding amount changed within three days of the end of the quarter, the true total approved funds balance might not be reflected on your FFR, which will affect the automatically calculated Total Balance Remaining. This is the only situation where the entry here would not match the FFR.
This tab is provided to facilitate exporting EDR data into other tools by VETS and states, if desired. All data entered on the VETS-402 tab will automatically populate to this Export Tab. You do not have to enter anything into this tab.
This tab is provided only for users’ convenience. It allows for a one-page snapshot view of data entered into the VETS-402 tab. Once you have entered the appropriate information in the VETS-402 tab, you can view or print the results in the Output tab. To view the data entered, select the desired quarter from the 2) Quarter Ending dropdown list in this tab.
(Revised 3/2025) OMB Control No. 1293-0009
VETS-402 Expiration Date: 06/30/2025
| File Type | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document |
| File Title | VETS-402 Instructions (JVSG EDR) |
| Subject | VETS-402 Instructions (JVSG EDR) |
| Author | U.S. Department of Labor |
| File Modified | 0000-00-00 |
| File Created | 2025-05-19 |