Federal Grant Award Summary

The Inter-Tribal Council of Louisiana received a $2.84 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP, CFDA 17.235) for the program year July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The award supports part-time community service employment, job training, and supportive services for low-income individuals aged 55 and older in Louisiana. Program participants engage in subsidized employment at public agencies and private nonprofit organizations while receiving on-the-job training, individual employment plans, classroom and occupational skills training, and comprehensive support services. The primary objective is to prepare older workers for transition into unsubsidized employment in both public and private sectors while promoting economic self-sufficiency.

Performance under the award is measured through core metrics including aggregate hours of community service employment, post-exit employment rates at the second and fourth quarters following program completion, median earnings of placed participants, effectiveness in serving employers and host agencies, number of eligible individuals served, and reach to the most-in-need populations. The grantee distributes SCSEP services through sub-awards to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and the American Indian Center of Arkansas, Inc., extending workforce development and training services to Native American populations across Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas. Both sub-awardees utilize SCSEP funds to support subsidized employment, skills training, and supportive services designed to facilitate workforce reentry for low-income older adults.