Senior Community Service Employment
Program
Warren J. McKeon
What Is SCSEP?
Administered by DOL
Serves low income
55+
Part-time community service
Transition to unsubsidized employment
Objectives
Useful part-time activities
Economic self-sufficiency
Increase work opportunities
Grantee Types
State
National
Annual State Coordination Plan
Submitted by the governor
All grantees work together to address
Needs
Localities and populations
WIA coordination
Enrollee Eligibility
Age
Income
Residence
Definition of Family
Two or more persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together.Husband, wife and dependent children.Parent or guardian and dependent
children.Husband and wife. Includes related sub-family members.
Income
Wages and salary
Self-employment income
Unemployment compensation
Social security benefits including SSDI
Pensions
Dividends or interest
Veterans’ payments
Income Cont’d
Alimony, insurance annuities
Gambling and lottery winnings
Rents, royalties estates & trusts
Educational assistance
Financial assistance from outside the household (excludes gifts)
Not Income
Capital gains
Gifts
Lump-sum inheritances or insurance payments
Disability payments, except SSDI
Worker’s compensation
Not Income
Child support
Tax refunds
SCSEP earnings of another family member
Types of Expenditures
Enrollee costs
Other enrollee costs
Administrative costs
Matching funds
Enrollee Costs
Enrollee wages
Fringe benefits
Other Enrollee Costs
Staff costs
Support services
Training
Intake, orientation
IEP development
Transportation
Incidentals
Administration
Payroll preparation
Personnel
Procurement
Accounting
Financial management
Matching Funds
10% non federal fund requirement
Allowable activities
Not required for 502 (e) grants
Cash Match
Grantee
Third-party
In-kind Match
Not paid by grantee or sub-grantee
Personnel services
Space
Services
Valuation
Match Exclusions
Federal funds
Used as match for other programs
Used for construction/purchase of facilities
Source is program income
Reporting
AMR
AMR-OC
NCOA Recipients
Appalachian Agency for Sr. Citizens.
League of Older Americans.
City of Alexandria, Office of Employment Training.
Arlington Agency on Aging.
Fairfax Area Agency on Aging.
Prince William Area Agency on Aging.
Sr. Services of Southeastern Virginia.
Accrued Expenditures
DOL requirement.
Sub-recipient accrued expenditures.
Accrued expense column on worksheet.
Final Report
Due on August 2nd.
All obligations need to be liquidated by this date (No accrued expenditures).
Performance
Accountability
Results
Enhanced Program performance
Continuous Improvement
Measures
Number served
Number served with the greatest need
Community services provided
Placement
Retention
Measures Cont’d
Enrollee satisfaction
Employer satisfaction
Host Agency satisfaction
Earnings increase
Data Collection
National data collection and reporting system
Participant formCommunity service assignment formExit formUnsubsidized employment form
Data Collection
Data is reported directly to DOL by sub-grantee.
VDA will receive reports from DOL.
NCOA has received permission to use its own system and NCOA recipients will enter data into the NCOA system.
Surveys
Enrollees
Host Agencies
Employers
Summary
Enrollee pool is smaller
Increased intensive placement effort
Accountability
Increased work without increased funding
Exercise 1
A. An accrual
B. Obligation
C. An expenditure
D. As match
E. None of the above
Exercise 2
A. Are enrollee costs
B. Are other enrollee costs
C. Are administration
D. Need to be allocated
E. None of the above