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Transition Assistance Program

Program Information

Popular name

TAP - Department of Labor Employment Workshops (DOL EW)

Program Number

17.807

Program objective

To provide employment instruction, information and assistance to separating and retiring military personnel and their spouses through domestic and overseas installations and or facilities by offering job search and other related services.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2023

    In FY 2023, DOL VETS conducted 11,167 TAP workshops for over 243,040 transitioning service members. In addition, DOL VETS conducted 2,291 Off Base Transition Training workshops for 6,294 veterans and spouses of veterans.

  2. 2024

    In FY 2024, DOL VETS conducted 10,888 TAP workshops for over 227,000 transitioning service members. In addition, DOL VETS conducted 2,977 Off Base Transition Training workshops for 14,731 veterans and spouses of veterans.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Program details

Eligible applicants

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Veteran/Service person/Reservist (including dependents

Additional resources