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Senior Community Service Employment Program is sponsored by LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF. The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is a community service and work-based job training program for older Americans. Authorized by the Older Americans Act, the program provides training for low-income, unemployed seniors. Participants also have access to employment assistance through American Job Centers.
SCSEP participants gain work experience in a variety of community service activities at non-profit and public facilities, including schools, hospitals, day-care centers, and senior centers. The program provides over 40 million community service hours to public and non-profit agencies, allowing them to enhance and provide needed services. Participants work an average of 20 hours a week and are paid the highest of federal, state or local minimum wage. This training serves as a bridge to unsubsidized employment opportunities for participants.
Participants must be at least 55, unemployed, and have a family income of no more than 125% of the federal poverty level. Enrollment priority is given to veterans and qualified spouses, then to individuals who are over 65, have a disability, have low literacy skills or limited English proficiency, reside in a rural area, are homeless or at risk of homelessness, have low employment prospects, formerly incarcerated within the last five years, or have failed to find employment after using services through the American Job Center system. This listing is currently active. Program number: 17.235. Last updated on 2024-11-14.
Application snapshot: target deadline rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows; published funding information Recent federal obligations suggest $320,000,000 (2025).; eligibility guidance The following types of organizations are eligible to receive grants: (1) States; (2) U.S. territories; (3) Public and nonprofit private agency and organizations; and (4) Public or nonprofit national Indian aging organizations and public or nonprofit Pacific Island and Asian American aging organizations.
Unless otherwise stipulated, entities carrying out the project are subject to Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards found at 2 CFR Part 200 along with the OMB approved exceptions for DOL at 2 CFR Part 2900 published on December 19, 2014 in the Federal Register; Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2016 published April 22, 2016; Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2020 published March 2020; Performance Accountability Final Rule published July 10, 2018); Final Rule published December 26, 2010; and Training and Employment Guidance Letters available via https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/seniors/technical-assistance. Eligible applicant types include: Other public institution/organization, State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals), Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals, Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments, Minority group, Native American Organizations (includes lndian groups, cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, associations), Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals).
Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: The following types of organizations are eligible to receive grants: (1) States; (2) U.S. territories; (3) Public and nonprofit private agency and organizations; and (4) Public or nonprofit national Indian aging organizations and public or nonprofit Pacific Island and Asian American aging organizations. Unless otherwise stipulated, entities carrying out the project are subject to Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards found at 2 CFR Part 200 along with the OMB approved exceptions for DOL at 2 CFR Part 2900 published on December 19, 2014 in the Federal Register; Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2016 published April 22, 2016; Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2020 published March 2020; Performance Accountability Final Rule published July 10, 2018); Final Rule published December 26, 2010; and Training and Employment Guidance Letters available via https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/seniors/technical-assistance. Eligible applicant types include: Other public institution/organization, State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals), Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals, Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments, Minority group, Native American Organizations (includes lndian groups, cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, associations), Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals). Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Recent federal obligations suggest $320,000,000 (2025). Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities is sponsored by LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF. The Employment Service (ES) program brings together individuals looking for employment and employers looking for job seekers. It does this by providing a variety of services, which are available to all individuals. The program provides job seekers with career services, including labor exchange services, job search assistance, workforce information, referrals to employment, and other assistance. Employers can use the ES to post job orders and obtain qualified applicants. This listing is currently active. Program number: 17.207. Last updated on 2024-11-20. Application snapshot: target deadline rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows; published funding information Recent federal obligations suggest $710,000,000 (2025).; eligibility guidance For Wagner-Peyser Employment Service grants and Labor Market Information grants, eligible applicants include all 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Guam. Eligible applicant types include: U.S. Territories and possessions, State, U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals). Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (“WANTO”) Technical Assistance Grant Program is sponsored by LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF. This program is intended to award grants to community- based organizations to provide technical assistance ("TA") to employers and labor unions to encourage employment of women in apprenticeable and nontraditional occupations ("A/NTO”). This listing is currently active. Program number: 17.701. Last updated on 2024-11-22. Application snapshot: target deadline rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows; published funding information Recent federal obligations suggest $5,000,000 (2025).; eligibility guidance Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) Eligible applicant types include: Other private institutions/organizations. Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying. Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice. Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice. Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice. Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice. Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice. Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice. Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice. Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice. Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice.
Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program (WOTC) is sponsored by LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF. This federal tax credit was designed to help individuals from certain targeted groups who consistently face significant barriers to employment move from economic dependency to self-sufficiency. Businesses are encouraged to hire targeted group members in order to claim the tax credit against wages paid to eligible new hire(s) during their first year of employment. WOTC joins other workforce programs that incentivize workplace diversity and facilitate access to good jobs for American workers. This listing is currently active. Program number: 17.271. Last updated on 2024-11-20. Application snapshot: target deadline rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows; published funding information Recent federal obligations suggest $21,000,000 (2025).; eligibility guidance States (not individuals), the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. The "designated local agency," also known as the State Workforce Agency (SWA), is the designated state employment security agency (established in accordance with the Wagner-Peyser Act of June 6, 1933, as amended (29 U.S.C. 49–49n)) authorized to administer the WOTC. Eligible applicant types include: State. Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
