Closed · FOA-ETA-20-09 · CFDA 17.235 · Discretionary
Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) National Grants for Program Year (PY) 2020
Federal grant opportunity posted by Employment and Training Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1.6M-$50M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 15, 2020
- Close date
- 25
- Expected awards
The verdict
Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) National Grants for Program Year (PY) 2020 is a closed discretionary listing from Employment and Training Administration that offered $1,600,000 -- $50,000,000 across 25 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 412 other opportunities from Employment and Training Administration.
- $1.6M-$50M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 25
- expected awards
- 17.235
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Senior Community Service Employment Program is closed (last close June 15, 2020). The parent program page for CFDA 17.235 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Employment and Training Administration still indexes 412 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed June 15, 2020
Est. Total Funding
$312,000,000
Expected Awards
25
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department, or we), announces the availability of approximately $312 million in grant funds authorized by Title V of the Older Americans Act (OAA), as amended (42 USC §3056 et seq.) for the Senior 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) 2020.This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is being issued for eligible SCSEP PY 2020 National applicants to compete for SCSEP National funding. SCSEP is the only Federally-sponsored employment and training program targeted specifically to low-income older individuals who seek to enter or re-enter the workforce. Program participants receive paid work experience at local public or non-profit agencies and are paid the higher of the Federal, State, or local minimum wage; or the most nearly comparable wage for similar employment; for approximately 20 hours per week while in community service assignments and other job training (OAA Amendments § 502(b)(1)(J); 20 CFR 641.565(a)). The dual goals of the program are to promote useful opportunities through work experience training in community service activities and to move SCSEP participants into unsubsidized employment.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · FOA-ETA-20-09
Grants.gov marks Senior Community Service Employment Program with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Employment, Labor and Training (ELT). This eligibility-code string dominates the Employment and Training Administration book (353 peers, 85% of 413).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Parent Grant Program
Senior Community Service Employment Program
U.S. Department of Labor
Agency Contact
Jeannette Flowers Grants Management Specialist Flowers.Jeannette@dol.gov
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What to do next
Senior Community Service Employment Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 17.235 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Senior Community Service Employment Program indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- Employment and Training Administration lists 412 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.
Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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| Sources | the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov |