Located in:
c. 1. A description of the localities and populations for which projects of the type authorized by title V are most needed. (20 CFR 641.325 (d))
Current Narrative:
(c) Location and Population Served, including Equitable Distribution
Section 3: Location and Population Served, including Equitable Distribution
Maryland is a unique state comprised of 23 counties and the City of Baltimore, bordering the District of Columbia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. The majority of Maryland’s population is concentrated in the cities and suburbs surrounding Washington, D.C., and Maryland’s most populous city, Baltimore.
Every PY, USDOL employs a formula to determine the number of SCSEP participant slots to be awarded to a state or national grantee, by county and by population distributed over urban and rural areas of a particular state. That number seeks to provide the grantee with a balanced number of slots for participation in areas that are defined as urban or rural by the United States Census. “Equitable Distribution” refers to the grantees’ ability to administer SCSEP fairly and equitably amongst older workers residing in urban and rural zip codes within their service area over the duration of the PY.
(1) A description of the localities and populations for which projects of the type authorized by title V are most needed. (20 CFR 641.325 (d))
The Localities and Populations for which Projects, authorized by Title V, are most Needed
The MD Labor oversees and administers the SCSEP for the following counties: Baltimore City, Allegany, Garrett, Washington, Charles, Calvert, St. Mary’s, Caroline, Kent, Talbot, and Queen Anne’s counties. This territory stretches from the mountainous western edge of the state (Allegany, Garrett, and Washington counties), bordering Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia, through north central Maryland (Baltimore City) onto Southern Maryland (Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties) and the Eastern Shore (Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne’s, and Talbot counties).
The population that benefits from MD SCSEP are individuals 55 years and older who are unemployed, low-income, disabled, severely disabled, frail, veterans, homeless or at risk of homelessness, and individuals who possess LEP, low literacy skills, and who live in an area of persistent unemployment.