SCSEP Funding Opportunity – PY 23-24

Workforce Services Information Notice                                                         

WSIN23-36

Issued: March 20, 2024

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department), announced the availability of approximately $312,000,000 in grant funds authorized by the Title V of the Older Americans Act (OAA), as amended (42 U.S.C. § 3056 et seq.) for the Senior Community Service Employment Program (commonly referred to as “SCSEP”) National Grants Competition for Program Year (PY) 2024. The Department anticipates awarding approximately 10-22 national grants, ranging from $2 million to $50 million, to organizations that will provide workforce development activities to support older workers in developing skills and obtain unsubsidized employment.

Applicants must propose effective strategies to assess the participant pool and identify those participants whose individualized employment plans contain a goal of unsubsidized employment into good jobs that are attainable with additional support and training. Applicants should also include effective strategies to address participants’ barriers to employment such as disability, limited English proficiency, former incarceration, or low literacy skills.

To be eligible, an applicant must be a Non-profit organization, Federal public agency, or Tribal organization that demonstrates the ability to administer a multi-state SCSEP program.

SCSEP grantees must provide a 10 percent non-federal match. The expected period of performance is 48 months and starts July 1, 2024, and ends June 30, 2028.

The closing date for receipt of applications is May 6, 2024. For more information about this grant, visit the grants.gov website and reference FOA-ETA-24-11. For a complete description of the funding organization, available funds, eligibility requirements, and links to the grant application, visit the DOL website.

/s/ KIMBERLEE MEYER, Chief
Central Office Workforce Services Division