The National Center for Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP) is the first program in the nation to train Veteran-Owned Small Businesses to accelerate their success and growth in the federal contracting market. With funding from state and federal agencies and the support of corporate sponsors, the VIP program is offered at no cost to Veteran business owners from all 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and Guam. Currently, the VIP program provides five (5) market-based in-person training sessions over a 3-day-27-hour. Learn how the VIP program helps Veteran entrepreneurs create jobs and contribute to economic development across the country and internationally. Since the program's inception, 2,232 Veteran-owned businesses have graduated and, through leveraging the tools, resources, and connections from VIP, secured over $17 Billion in federal prime contract awards.