State Senior Environmental Employment Program

Objective

To use the talents of Americans 55 years of age or older to provide technical assistance to Federal, State, and local environmental agencies to achieve the Agency's goals. Funding Priorities - Fiscal Year 2025: The Environmental Programs Assistance Act of 1984 (Pub. L. 98-313) authorized 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." 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." "Technical assistance" may include any activity performed for the State in support of its projects ranging from inspections of large capacity cesspools, to support for a State Environmental staff office. This allows for the coverage of all types of SEE program positions from professional to clerical.

Who Can Apply

• Nonprofit Organization

Private, nonprofit organizations designated by the Secretary of Labor under Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965.

Who Benefits

• U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
• Nonprofit Organization
• Senior Citizen (65+)

State environmental agencies and individuals 55 years old or older.

Assistance Types

• Cooperative Agreement

Program Contact

Hughes.Angela@epa.gov
(202) 564-4390