The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department,), announces the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) National Grants Competition for Program.
Donor Name: Employment and Training Administration
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/06/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 4 Years
Details:
The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is the only Federally sponsored employment and training program specifically targeting low-income older individuals who seek to enter or re-enter the workforce. The dual goals of the SCSEP program are to promote useful opportunities through work experience training in community service activities and to move SCSEP participants into unsubsidized employment.
There are three (3) categories for which applicants may apply to receive a grant under this FOA.
- General SCSEP National Grant Funds
- The Department will accept applications for General SCSEP National Grant funds from nonprofit organizations, federal public agencies, and tribal organizations. General applicants must start block 15 of the SF-424 form, ‘descriptive title of the application project’ with the word “General,” and explicitly state in the application that they are applying for ‘General SCSEP National Grant funds.’
- Indian/Native American Set-Aside Grant Funds
- The Department will accept applications for “national grants to public or nonprofit national Indian [Native American] aging organizations with the ability to provide community service work-based training for eligible individuals who are Indians.
- Asian and Pacific Islander Set-Aside Grant Funds
- The Department will accept applications for “Asian and Pacific Islander national grant funds from public or nonprofit Asian and Pacific Islander aging organizations with the ability to provide community service work-based training to older Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $312,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $50,000,000
- Award Floor: $2,000,000
Project Period
The period of performance is 48 months.
Eligibility Criteria
The following organizations are eligible to apply for SCSEP National Grant competition funding:
- Non-Profit Organizations
- A “Nonprofit organization” is an agency, institution, or organization which is, or is owned and operated by, one or more corporations or associations of which no part of the net earnings inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.
- Federal Public Agencies
- Federal agencies must demonstrate that they have the statutory authority to receive other Federal grant funds (also known as gift authority).
- Tribal Organizations
- “Tribal organizations” are the recognized governing body of any Indian tribe, or any legally established organization of Indians which is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by such governing body.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
