Employment and Training Administration

Description

Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is reopening the SCSEP FOA open period through the closing date noted above to help ensure adequate coverage of the necessary geographic areas and associated participant slots. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department, or we), announces the availability of approximately $338,520,000 in grant funds authorized by Title V of the Older Americans Act (OAA) as amended in 2006, Pub. L. No. 109-365 for the Community Service Employment for Older Americans program commonly referred to as the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), for National Grants for Program Year (PY) 2016. We anticipate awarding approximately 10-22 grants ranging from $2 million to $50 million each under this FOA. Awards made under this announcement are subject to the availability of Federal funds. Selection of grantees will be determined based on the strength of the proposal and on other pertinent factors, outlined in this announcement. This is a four-year grant, renewable annually for each of those four years based on annual Departmental application requirements and subject to the availability of funds. The grant may be extended for a fifth year at the Department’s discretion, contingent upon the grantee meeting or exceeding the minimum negotiated performance measures as required by section 514(a) of the OAA Amendments and 20 CFR 641.700.

Who can apply

• Others

Contact

Jeannette Flowers <br/>Grants Management Specialist
Flowers.Jeannette@dol.gov