Grants to Provide Career and Training Services to Low-Income Older Adults

The U.S. Department of Labor late last week announced nearly $156 million of grants through the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) to offer career and training services to low-income older individuals who wish enter or re-enter the workforce, reports KLIN News Talk . The SCSEP is designed to move participants into unsubsidized employment in both the public and private sectors, advance part-time work experiences in community service assignments for unemployed low-income individuals who are 55 or older, and nurture self-sufficiency. Successful applicants demonstrated clear service delivery models that will allow qualifying individuals to successfully engage with the program and reach these objectives. The SCSEP will use the money to fund 21 grants to national nonprofits via general funds, as well as funds allocated by law to underwrite organizations with the ability to provide employment services to older Native Americans or Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders. The grants will support over 32,000 participant positions, and supply funding through the end of Program Year 2020. Afterward, these grantees may receive roughly $312 million per year for an additional three years, subject to future appropriations.