Federal Grant Award Summary

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded Senior Services West Virginia Bureau Of a Project Grant of $2,045,576 under the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP, CFDA 17.235) for the program year July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The award funds part-time community service employment opportunities and supportive services for low-income, unemployed individuals aged 55 and older in West Virginia. Primary deliverables include part-time job placements at non-profit and public host agencies where participants work at minimum wage, complemented by on-the-job training, individual employment plans, and classroom and occupational skills training designed to transition participants into unsubsidized employment.

As a state grantee, Senior Services West Virginia Bureau Of is responsible for meeting core performance measures including aggregate community service employment hours, the percentage of participants in unsubsidized employment in the second and fourth quarters following program exit, median earnings of employed participants post-exit, and effectiveness indicators across employer, host agency, and participant engagement. The grantee must serve all available program slots in its service area and demonstrate eligibility and responsibility annually to maintain funding. This award represents West Virginia's portion of the 22 percent of total SCSEP appropriations distributed to state grantees through formula-based allocation, with the remainder allocated to national non-profit organizations through competitive selection.