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Senior Community Service Employment Program (Assistance Listing 17.235)

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.

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Funder
Employment and Training Administration (listed as Labor, Department Of / Employment And Training Administration)
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Amount
For Program Year (PY) 2023, the SCSEP appropriation totaled $405,000,000, with grants ranging from $424,495 to $46,850,000.
Where
United States (federal)
Eligibility
Open to businesses, self-employed people, nonprofits and state, provincial, local or tribal governments. Federal assistance program (Grant); individual funding notices set the dates.
Sectors
Community development, Education and training, Housing, Nonprofits and charities, Employment and workforce
Deadline
Varies: check the official page for current dates
Source
SAM.gov Assistance Listings (17.235)
Last checked
2 November 2026
Funder contacts
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From official open data: listed in the official SAM.gov Assistance Listings on 2026-11-02. The summary is from the official listing; the eligibility line is our plain-language reading of its eligibility codes. Confirm details on the official page.

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