Federal Project Grant Award Summary

The Territorial Administration On Aging received $897,581 in federal funding from the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) under the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP, CFDA 17.235) for the program year July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The grantee will provide part-time community service employment opportunities at minimum wage to low-income adults aged 55 and older in American Samoa, placing participants in positions at local nonprofit and public agencies. In addition to subsidized work experience, the program delivers on-the-job training, individual employment plans, occupational skills training, and comprehensive support services designed to facilitate participant transition to unsubsidized employment.

The grantee is authorized to subaward portions of the grant to other local nonprofit organizations to expand service delivery capacity. Performance outcomes are measured against core metrics including aggregate community service employment hours, unsubsidized employment placement rates at six and twelve months post-program exit, median earnings of employed participants, and indicators of effectiveness in serving employers and host agencies. The program targets individuals with household incomes at or below 125 percent of the federal poverty level who are not job-ready, with success contingent on meeting negotiated performance measures established by the U.S. Department of Labor.