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Virginia Values Veterans — a Network of Employers Paid to Hire You

V3 certifies and trains Virginia employers to recruit and retain veterans, and connects veteran and military-spouse job seekers to that certified network. It also pays the employer: HIRING GRANTS OF $1,000 PER ELIGIBLE VETERAN HIRED, UP TO $10,000 PER COMPANY. For a job seeker the useful facts are that the network exists and is searchable, and that a small employer weighing your application has a thousand dollars riding on the decision — which is worth mentioning.

Verified August 27, 2026

What this benefit is

V3 certifies and trains Virginia employers to recruit and retain veterans, and connects veteran and military-spouse job seekers to that certified network. It also pays the employer: HIRING GRANTS OF $1,000 PER ELIGIBLE VETERAN HIRED, UP TO $10,000 PER COMPANY. For a job seeker the useful facts are that the network exists and is searchable, and that a small employer weighing your application has a thousand dollars riding on the decision — which is worth mentioning.

What it's worth: Access to a certified employer network; $1,000 per hire to the employer, up to $10,000

  • Free employer CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING.
  • Connects VETERAN AND MILITARY-SPOUSE job seekers to the certified employer network.
  • EMPLOYER HIRING GRANTS: $1,000 PER ELIGIBLE VETERAN HIRED, UP TO $10,000 PER COMPANY.
  • It reaches VETERANS, TRANSITIONING SERVICE MEMBERS AND RESERVISTS as job seekers.
  • The grant goes to the EMPLOYER. Its use to you is as a reason to be hired.
  • A small employer weighing your application has $1,000 riding on it.

Who is entitled to it

  • You are in one of the groups V3 reaches.
  • Virginia employers.

Not sure whether that describes you?

Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.

How to claim it

  1. 1Register as a job seeker at dvsv3.com and search the certified employer network.
  2. 2Mention the hiring grant to a small employer that is not yet certified — certification is free and the grant is real money to them.
  3. 3Military spouses should register too; the programme covers them.
  4. 4Transitioning service members can start before discharge.
  5. 5Ask V3 which employers in your area have hired veterans recently rather than working from the list alone.
Form
Registration at dvsv3.com
File with
Virginia Department of Veterans Services, V3
Documents you will need
dd214
No renewal
Once granted it does not need renewing.
Worth knowingThe $10,000 per-company cap means a large employer exhausts the grant quickly. It is the small firm hiring its first or second veteran where the money is still available.

Sources

This finder provides an informational match, not a government eligibility determination. The responsible agency decides your application.