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US Department of Labor awards $203M in grants to provide training, services to low-income older adults in 14 states, District of Columbia

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $203 million in grants through the Senior Community Service Employment Program to provide training and career services to low-income older individuals who are seeking to enter or re-enter the workforce.

The department’s Employment and Training Administration awarded $194 million to 19 national nonprofit organizations through the program’s general fund, and three organizations received a total of $9 million in funds set aside by statute to provide employment services to older workers from Native American or Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities. 

The SCSEP funding will enable program participants to move into unsubsidized employment in public and private sectors, foster self-sufficiency and promote part-time work experiences in community service assignments for unemployed low-income people ages 55 and older.

Authorized by the Older Americans Act, the SCSEP awards provide funding through the end of Program Year 2024. This cohort of grantees may receive a total of approximately $313 million annually for an additional three years, subject to future appropriations. 

Learn about the Senior Community Service Employment Program

The recipients of Senior Community Service Employment Program grants are as follows:

Recipient

State

Amount

International Pre-Diabetes Center Inc. 

CA

$1,034,454 

Asociación Nacional Por Personas Mayores

CA

$8,167,680 

The WorkPlace 

CT

$7,561,975 

National Caucus and Center on Black Aging Inc. 

DC

$15,925,630 

AARP Foundation

DC

$30,298,545 

National Able Network Inc. 

IL

$3,163,484 

Easter Seals Inc. 

IL

$14,405,401 

Indiana Region 9 Workforce Board 

IN

$1,067,320 

Goodwill Industries International Inc.

MD

$14,640,900 

Center for Workforce Inclusion 

MD

$30,071,551 

Operation A.B.L.E. of Greater Boston Inc. 

MA

$3,167,303 

National Indian Council on Aging Inc. 

NM

$2,457,140 

National Urban League Inc. 

NY

$8,794,073 

Vantage Aging 

OH

$2,967,921 

SER Jobs for Progress National Inc. 

TX

$13,817,976 

Associates for Training and Development Inc. 

VT

$6,223,195 

National Council on Aging Inc. 

VA

$22,621,421 

National Experienced Workforce Solutions

VA

$2,094,911 

National Asian Pacific Center on Aging 

WA

$5,507,520 

Total Awarded 

$193,988,400 

Senior Community Service Employment Program set-aside funding recipients are as follows:

Recipient

State

Amount
Institute for Indian Development, Inc.

LA

$1,881,413 
National Indian Council on Aging Inc.

NM

$2,702,509 
National Asian Pacific Center on Aging 

WA

$4,583,922 
Total Awarded $9,167,844 
Agency
Employment and Training Administration
Date
September 20, 2024
Release Number
24-1900-NAT
Media Contact: Monica Vereen
Media Contact: Jake Andrejat
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