Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) National Grants for Program Year (PY) 2016

The summary for the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) National Grants for Program Year (PY) 2016 grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Other Agency, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) National Grants for Program Year (PY) 2016: 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.
Federal Grant Title: Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) National Grants for Program Year (PY) 2016
Federal Agency Name: Other Agency
Grant Categories: Other
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: FOA-ETA-16-04-A
Type of Funding: Information not provided
CFDA Numbers: 326872
CFDA Descriptions: Senior Community Service Employment Program
Current Application Deadline: Jul 25, 2016 Applications must be received no lat
Original Application Deadline: Jul 25, 2016 Applications must be received no lat
Posted Date: Jun 23, 2016
Creation Date: Jun 23, 2016
Archive Date: Aug 24, 2016
Total Program Funding: $338,520,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $50,000,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $2,000,000
Expected Number of Awards: 22
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Information not provided
Additional Information on Eligibility
The following organizations are eligible to apply:
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Federal public agencies
• Tribal organizations

Applicants must demonstrate their ability to administer a multi-State program that meets the eligibility and responsibility requirements outlined in 20 CFR part 641 subpart D, which are based on the statutory criteria listed in section 514(c) of the OAA. Requirements include providing evidence of legal authority to operate a multi-State program and applying to provide services in more than one State based on the award information requirements in Section II.A.2. After selection, grantees’ Statement of Work will consist of the Project Narrative submitted in response to this FOA, the number of positions assigned by county, and the signed programmatic assurances in Appendix A. We reserve the right to award a grant to only one applicant per State, and to award an applicant funds to serve only one State. This reservation does not, however, permit an applicant to apply to provide services in only one State.
Grant Announcement Contact
Jeannette Flowers Grants Management Specialist
[email protected]