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Agency/Office Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration/Office of Adult Services/Division of Older Worker Programs
Program Name Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
CFDA Number 17.235
Program Description The Senior Community Service Employment Program provides funds to pay for part-time community service job positions in local service agencies (e.g. schools, hospitals, day care centers, park systems) for eligible persons. Program participants cannot be employed in projects involving political or sectarian activities, nor displace workers that perform work under an existing contract.
Eligible Grantees The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration makes grant awards available to 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam and Virgin Islands along with thirteen national nonprofit organizations including the U.S. Forest Service. Each local project is required to coordinate its activities with local WIA projects, the State employment service, and the State Office of the Aging.
Eligible Beneficiaries Adults 55 years or older w/ family income at or below 125 percent of the HHS poverty level. Prospective participants must also certify information relative to age and financial status to determine whether the individual is economically disadvantaged and thus eligible.
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) $432,311
Eligible Activities Job placement assistance, including job development and search assistance, supportive services, including the payment of reasonable transportation costs, healthcare and other medical services, job-related or personal counseling, incidentals, child and adult care, temporary shelter, and follow-up services.
Program Contact 202-693-3842
Program URL http://www.wdsc.doleta.gov/seniors/
Grants.gov Link http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do
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Last Modified: 01/29/2007