---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 641.520"
title: "20"
number: "641.520"
heading: "Are there any priorities that grantees and sub-recipients must use in selecting eligible individuals for participation in the Senior Community Service Employment Program?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/641.520"
---

# §641.520. Are there any priorities that grantees and sub-recipients must use in selecting eligible individuals for participation in the Senior Community Service Employment Program?

- (a) Yes, in selecting eligible individuals for participation in the SCSEP, priority must be given to individuals who have one or more of the following characteristics:
  - (1) Are 65 years of age or older;
  - (2) Have a disability;
  - (3) Have limited English proficiency or low literacy skills;
  - (4) Reside in a rural area;
  - (5) Are veterans (or, in some cases, spouses of veterans) for purposes of [§ 2(a)](/cfr/20/2.md?p=a) of the Jobs for Veterans Act, [38 U.S.C. 4215(a)](/usc/38/4215.md?p=a) as set forth in [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section;
  - (6) Have low employment prospects;
  - (7) Have failed to find employment after using services provided through the one-stop delivery system;
  - (8) Are homeless or are at risk for homelessness; or
  - (9) Are formerly incarcerated individuals as defined in [§ 641.140](/cfr/20/641.140.md). (OAA [sec. 518(b)](/cfr/20/518.md?p=b).)
- (b) [Section 2(a)](/cfr/20/2.md?p=a) of the Jobs for Veterans Act creates a priority for service for veterans (and, in some cases, spouses of veterans) who otherwise meet the program eligibility criteria for the SCSEP. [38 U.S.C. 4215(a)](/usc/38/4215.md?p=a). Priority is extended to veterans. Priority is also extended to the spouse of a veteran who died of a service-connected disability; the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty who has been listed for a total of more than 90 days as missing in action, captured in the line of duty by a hostile force, or forcibly detained by a foreign government or power; the spouse of any veteran who has a total disability resulting from a service-connected disability; and the spouse of any veteran who died while a disability so evaluated was in existence.
- (c) Grantees and sub-recipients must apply these priorities in the following order:
  - (1) Persons who qualify as a veteran or qualified spouse under [§ 2(a)](/cfr/20/2.md?p=a) of the Jobs for Veterans Act, [38 U.S.C. 4215(a)](/usc/38/4215.md?p=a), and who possess at least one of the other priority characteristics;
  - (2) Persons who qualify as a veteran or qualified spouse under [§ 2(a)](/cfr/20/2.md?p=a) of the Jobs for Veterans Act, [38 U.S.C. 4215(a)](/usc/38/4215.md?p=a), who do not possess any other of the priority characteristics;
  - (3) Persons who do not qualify as a veteran or qualified spouse under [§ 2(a)](/cfr/20/2.md?p=a) of the Jobs for Veterans Act (non-veterans), and who possess at least one of the other priority characteristics.

## Notes

### Amendments

[75 FR 53812, Sept. 1, 2010, as amended at 87 FR 8190, Feb. 14, 2022]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 3056-3056p.

### Source

Source: 75 FR 53812, Sept. 1, 2010, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[75 FR 53812, Sept. 1, 2010, as amended at 87 FR 8190, Feb. 14, 2022]