Senior Environmental Employment Program (66.508)
Senior Environmental Employment Program (Assistance Listing 66.508) is run by the Environmental Protection Agency. It awarded $155 million in 101 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.5 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $1.1 million. Half of the 101 awards fell between $218,800 and $2.1 million, and they ranged from $5,778 to $9.2 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$155 million
- Grant awards101
- Typical award$1.1 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$24.2 million
- Size rank680 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreements
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $31.8 million in fiscal 2021 to $24.2 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 680th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 5 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 5 states and territories.
What the program funds
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.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Private, nonprofit organizations designated by the Secretary of Labor under Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965.
What the money can and cannot pay for
The SEE Act states that only nonprofit organizations which are designated by the Secretary of Labor under Title V of the Older Americans Act can participate. These cooperative agreements are 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. "This program makes Federal awards on a discretionary basis. A discretionary award means an award in which the Federal awarding agency, in keeping with specific statutory authority that enables the agency to exercise judgement (“discretion”), selects the recipient and/or the amount of Federal funding awarded through a competitive process or based on merit of proposals. A discretionary award may be selected on a non-competitive basis, as appropriate. For further information, please contact the Headquarters or regional office.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Fiscal Year 2023: ($14,408) to $2,536,000/FY 2023; Average $272,280/FY 2023. Fiscal Year 2024 ($12,000) to $1,432,000/FY 2024; Average $216,031/FY 2024. Estimates of $1,000 to $750,000/FY 2025; Average $200,000/FY 2025.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: Examples of the types of activities supported under this assistance listing include: performing water supply inventories; providing information to the general public; writing and editing EPA environmental education and outreach publications; identifying and classifying sanitary landfills; providing technical assistance; estimating levels of pesticide exposure; monitoring radiation and air pollution; conducting school asbestos surveys; and typing environmental legal abstracts briefs. Please check the EPA website: https://www.epa.gov/careers/senior-environmental-employment-see-program for an updated listing of funding projects.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Senior Environmental Employment Program (66.508) awarded $155 million across 101 grant awards, an average of $1.5 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Inc | Virginia | 35 | $72.6 million |
| Cwi Works, Inc | Maryland | 19 | $36.5 million |
| National Asian Pacific Center on Aging | Washington | 19 | $25.1 million |
| Ncba, Inc. | District of Columbia | 26 | $19.0 million |
| La Asociacion Nacional Pro Personas Mayores (the National Association for Hispanic Elderly | California | 2 | $1.6 million |
Who usually wins
Almost all of the money went to nonprofits.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 101 | $155 million | 100% |
By state
Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 35 | $72.6 million |
| Maryland | 19 | $36.5 million |
| Washington | 19 | $25.1 million |
| District of Columbia | 26 | $19.0 million |
| California | 2 | $1.6 million |