# Senior Environmental Employment Program (66.508)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/66-508-senior-environmental-employment-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Senior Environmental Employment Program is run by Environmental Protection Agency. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $155 million in 101 grants, about $1.5 million per award.

## Objectives

To use the talents of Americans 55 years of age or older to provide technical assistance to Federal, State, and local environmental agencies for projects of pollution prevention, abatement, and control to achieve the Agency's goals. The Environmental Programs Assistance Act of 1984 (Pub. L. 98-313) authorizes the Administrator of the EPA "to make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with private, nonprofit organizations designated by the Secretary of Labor under Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965." In FY 2025, these cooperative agreements will continue to utilize the talents of older Americans in temporary, full time or part time positions "providing technical assistance to Federal, State, and local environmental agencies for projects of pollution prevention, abatement, and control." "Technical assistance" may include any activity performed for the EPA in support of its projects ranging from inspections of underground storage tanks, to support for a Headquarters staff office. This allows for the coverage of all types of SEE program positions from professional to clerical. Annual funding priorities are not established at the SEE program level. Rather, Senior Resource Officials from the participating 45 program offices establish priorities requiring SEE program support.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $31.8 million | 51 |
| 2022 | $32.7 million | 47 |
| 2023 | $33.0 million | 51 |
| 2024 | $33.1 million | 47 |
| 2025 | $24.2 million | 43 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Inc | Virginia | $72.6 million |
| Cwi Works, Inc | Maryland | $36.5 million |
| National Asian Pacific Center on Aging | Washington | $25.1 million |
| Ncba, Inc. | District of Columbia | $19.0 million |
| La Asociacion Nacional Pro Personas Mayores (the National Association for Hispanic Elderly | California | $1.6 million |