WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $203 million in grants through the Senior Community Service Employment Program to provide training and career services to low-income older individuals who are seeking to enter or re-enter the workforce.The department’s Employment and Training Administration awarded $194 million to 19 national nonprofit organizations through the program’s general fund, and three organizations received a total of $9 million in funds set aside by statute to provide employment services to older workers from Native American or Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities. The SCSEP funding will enable program participants to move into unsubsidized employment in public and private sectors, foster self-sufficiency and promote part-time work experiences in community service assignments for unemployed low-income people ages 55 and older.Authorized by the Older Americans Act, the SCSEP awards provide funding through the end of Program Year 2024. This cohort of grantees may receive a total of approximately $313 million annually for an additional three years, subject to future appropriations. Learn about the Senior Community Service Employment Program. The recipients of Senior Community Service Employment Program grants are as follows:RecipientStateAmountInternational Pre-Diabetes Center Inc. CA$1,034,454 Asociación Nacional Por Personas MayoresCA$8,167,680 The WorkPlace CT$7,561,975 National Caucus and Center on Black Aging Inc. DC$15,925,630 AARP FoundationDC$30,298,545 National Able Network Inc. IL$3,163,484 Easter Seals Inc. IL$14,405,401 Indiana Region 9 Workforce Board IN$1,067,320 Goodwill Industries International Inc.MD$14,640,900 Center for Workforce Inclusion MD$30,071,551 Operation A.B.L.E. of Greater Boston Inc. MA$3,167,303 National Indian Council on Aging Inc. NM$2,457,140 National Urban League Inc. NY$8,794,073 Vantage Aging OH$2,967,921 SER Jobs for Progress National Inc. TX$13,817,976 Associates for Training and Development Inc. VT$6,223,195 National Council on Aging Inc. VA$22,621,421 National Experienced Workforce SolutionsVA$2,094,911 National Asian Pacific Center on Aging WA$5,507,520 Total Awarded $193,988,400 Senior Community Service Employment Program set-aside funding recipients are as follows:RecipientStateAmountInstitute for Indian Development, Inc.LA$1,881,413 National Indian Council on Aging Inc.NM$2,702,509 National Asian Pacific Center on Aging WA$4,583,922 Total Awarded $9,167,844