SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The HIRE Vets Medallion Award is authorized by the Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 (HIRE Vets Act), enacted on May 5, 2017, as Division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017, Public Law 115-31, 131 Stat. 838. The Department codified the HIRE Vets Act's requirements through regulations found at 20 CFR part 1011 ^[1] and an information collection containing the application forms.^[2] This notice is required by section 2(b)(4)(B) of the HIRE Vets Act and the regulation at 20 CFR 1011.200(d)(2).

VETS received 870 applications for the HIRE Vets Medallion Award in 2021. Among the 870 applications, 849 applications were approved for award, with 15 applications denied and 6 applications withdrawn by the applicant. Of the 849 applications approved for award, the breakdown by award type is as follows: 301 small gold (SG), 159 small platinum (SP), 175 medium gold (MG), 126 medium platinum (MP), 70 large gold (LG), and 18 large platinum (LP).

The following list shows the 849 recipients for 2021 in alphabetical order by employer name, along with their doing business as (DBA) name (as applicable), city, state or territory, and award type.^[3] For more information about the program, including award criteria, key dates, and applicant resources, visit https://www.hirevets.gov.

VETS received 683 applications for the HIRE Vets Medallion Award in 2020. Among the 683 applications, 675 applications were approved for award, with 5 applications denied and 3 applications withdrawn by the applicant. Of the 675 applications approved for award, the breakdown by award type is as follows: 262 small gold (SG), 135 small platinum (SP), 134 medium gold (MG), 90 medium platinum (MP), 37 large gold (LG), and 17 large platinum (LP).

The following list shows the 675 recipients for 2020 in alphabetical order by employer name, along with their doing business as (DBA) name (as applicable), state or territory and city, and award type.^[4]

VETS received 440 applications for the HIRE Vets Medallion Award in 2019. Among the 440 applications, 427 applications were approved for award, with 6 applications denied and 7 applications withdrawn by the applicant. Of the 427 applications approved for award, the breakdown by award type is as follows: 173 small gold (SG), 62 small platinum (SP), 93 medium gold (MG), 50 medium platinum (MP), 39 large gold (LG), and 10 large platinum (LP).

The following list shows the 427 recipients for 2019 in alphabetical order by employer name, along with their doing business as (DBA) name (as applicable), city and state or territory, and award type.