NATIONAL EXPERIENCED WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS

FEDERAL GRANTS: AGRICULTURE CONSERVATION EXPERIENCED SERVICES (ACES) PROGRAM:NRCS ACES PROGRAM: NEW SOLUTIONS OPERATES THE NRCS ACES PROGRAM WHICH WAS AUTHORIZED BY THE FARM BILL AND IMPLEMENTED IN USDA NRCS OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE NRCS USES ACES IN MYRIAD WAYS: SPECIFIC PROJECTS, WORKLOAD SURGES, FILLING THE NEED FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, ETC. PROJECT SUPPORT TITLES INCLUDE: SOIL CONSERVATION SPECIALIST, ARCHAEOLOGIST, ENGINEER, FORESTER, CULTURAL RESOURCES SPECIALIST, ETC.USFS ACES PROGRAM: NEW SOLUTIONS IS PARTNERING WITH THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE TO PROVIDE EXPERIENCED WORKERS (AGES 55+), TO ASSIST WITH TECHNICAL SERVICES FOR FOREST SERVICE AND CONSERVATION RELATED PROGRAMS, AND AUTHORITIES CARRIED OUT ON NATIONAL FOREST SERVICE (NFS) LAND. THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE ACES PROGRAM WAS AUTHORIZED BY CONGRESS WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE 2014 FARM BILL (PL 113-079).THE EXPERIENCED SERVICES PROGRAM (ESP):IN 2018, THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WAS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018: PUBLIC LAW 115-141, SECTION 115 TO ENTER INTO COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO UTILIZE THE TALENTS OF OLDER WORKERS (AGES 55+) TO FILL WORKFORCE GAPS,ACCOMPLISH UNEXPECTED OR NON-ROUTINE PROJECTS. THE WORK IS PROJECT-FOCUSED OR FULFILLING A SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONAL FUNCTION. THE JOBS CAN BE OF ANY NATURE - PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL, OPERATIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE. NEW SOLUTIONS CURRENTLY OPERATES ESP, THROUGH COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, FOR THE FOLLOWING FEDERAL BUREAUS AND AGENCIES: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT, FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNITED STATES BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, AND BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT. THE SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM:THE SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL EMPLOYMENT OR SEE PROGRAM, FUNDED THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), EXISTS TO MATCH THE SKILLS OF QUALIFIED, EXPERIENCED WORKERS, 55 AND OLDER, WITH POSITIONS OF SUPPORT IN EPA OFFICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SEE ENROLLEES FILL POSITIONS SUCH AS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS, CHEMICAL ENGINEERS, ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGISTS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH SPECIALISTS, SECURITY PERSONNEL, RECEPTIONISTS, GEOLOGISTS AND MANY OTHERS.THE SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (SCSEP):THE SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (SCSEP) IS A COMMUNITY SERVICE AND WORK-BASED JOB TRAINING PROGRAM FOR OLDER AMERICANS. AUTHORIZED BY THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES TRAINING FOR LOW-INCOME, UNEMPLOYED SENIORS. NEW SOLUTIONS' SCSEP PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM THE USDOL-ETA. THIS FUNDING PROVIDES 90% OF THE SUPPORT FOR SCSEP, WITH THE NEW SOLUTIONS MATCHING 10%. NEW SOLUTIONS OPERATES SCSEP IN WYOMING AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE EXPERIENCED WORKER PROGRAM (EWP)NEW SOLUTIONS IS PARTNERING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO OPERATE THE EWP THROUGH THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE, NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE, AND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE. NEW SOLUTIONS PROVIDES SEASONED PROFESSIONAL, 55+, TO ASSIST THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE PUBLIC WITH CRITICAL ECONOMIC INFORMATION AND RESEARCH ON FOOD, AGRICULTURE, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT.