Federal Grant Award Summary

The Montana Department of Labor and Industry received a $1,141,373 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration for the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP, CFDA 17.235) for the program year July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. This award funds part-time community service employment activities and supportive services for low-income, unemployed individuals aged 55 and older in Montana. Participants engage in subsidized work experiences at public and nonprofit host agencies while receiving minimum wage compensation, on-the-job training, individual employment planning, and classroom or skills training designed to prepare them for transition into unsubsidized employment.

Grantees must achieve negotiated core performance measures including aggregate community service employment hours, employment placement rates at the second and fourth quarters following participant exit from the program, median earnings of placed participants, and the number of eligible and most-in-need individuals served. The program operates on a formula-based allocation structure whereby state grantees receive 22 percent of total SCSEP appropriations, with Montana's award supporting job readiness and economic self-sufficiency for older workers throughout the state.