A final upload to SPARQ of the PY20 Quarter 2 modified positions is scheduled for early February 2021.  Grantees may make changes to the allocation of their authorized positions, if needed, by Friday, January 29, 2021.  Any changes made after that date will not be included in the update and will not be reflected in the Q2 QPRs. 

The revised PY 2020 targets and goals issued on 11/17/2020 are now in SPARQ. 

Modified positions as of 10/23/19 and enrollments as of 10/1/19 have been uploaded to SCSEPEd.org for Q2PY19.  Modified positions will be updated again before the close of Q2PY19 in SPARQ.

PY 2019 modified positions are in SPARQ. 

The Q4 PY 2018 enrollments as of 7/1/2019 are available in SCSEPED.

The Program Year (PY) 2019 Planning Instructions and Allotments for Senior Community Service Employment Program Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) is now published and available via https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?docn=8313. 

The 2019 poverty guidelines are now in SPARQ. They are also available in the Federal Register at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/02/01/2019-00621/annual-update-of-the-hhs-poverty-guidelines and on the USDHHS website at https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty- guidelines. The effective date is 1/11/2019. TEGL 11-18— 2019 Federal Poverty Guidelines for Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) Grants has been posted to the ETA Advisory web site at https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?docn=8528.

Release 8.0 has been deployed.  For more information click here

A security enhancement has been made to the SPARQ login page.  Previously, a user who forgot the password could request that the password be sent via e-mail.  Since it is not secure to send current passwords via e-mail, that function has been replaced.  The new function now allows a user to reset the password.  The following message is displayed at the bottom of the login screen:

To reset your password, enter your user ID then click here, and you will be sent an e-mail containing your temporary login information.

When the user logs in with the temporary password, it will be necessary to change the password immediately.  This new function can be used by a user who has forgotten the password, or by a user who has accidentally locked the account by entering an incorrect password three times.  Users with expired accounts will not be able to use this reset function.  Instead, they will receive the following message:

You cannot reset your password because your password is expired. Please contact your administrator

 For questions about your user ID or password, please contact your grantee administrator. 

For Technical Assistance and End User Support with SPARQ, contact BCT Partners: 

    - Web: https://scsephelp.zendesk.com
    - By phone: (877) 404-0688
Please include your phone number and Sub-grantee name in your message.

For questions concerning SCSEP data element definitions and how to collect SCSEP data, visit The Charter Oak Group website at http://www.charteroakgroup.org/resources/scsep.shtml. 

You can also view the "Ask The Experts" forum on The Charter Oak Group website at: 
   http://www.charteroakgroup.com/BB3/viewforum.php2f=1.