SPARQ is currently in available mode.  Even though SPARQ is set to available, users may experience intermittent outages.  The developers are aware of this matter and are working on a solution to resolve the issue.  If you receive a message that SPARQ is unavailable, please try logging again in a few minutes.  We regret the inconvenience.

 

A final upload to SPARQ of the PY19 Quarter 1 authorized positions is scheduled for later this month.  Grantees may make changes to the allocation of their authorized positions, if needed, by Friday, October 18, 2019.  Any changes made after that date will not be included in the update and will not be reflected in the QPRs.

The PY19 Q1 close will be on November 6. Here is the detailed schedule:

11 PM EST, Monday, November 4 – All PY19 Quarter 1 data should be entered into SPARQ.

Morning of Tuesday, November 5 – All grantees should take a final look at their DQRs. If any cross-grantee errors have arisen, please notify SCSEP Help at once so that we may help resolve these issues. It is strongly recommended that no additional data be entered. Please use this time solely to resolve any remaining errors.

12 noon EST, Wednesday, November 6 – SPARQ will close for the processing of the PY19 Quarter 1 QPRs. Any data entered after noon on November 6 will not be reflected in the PY19 Quarter 1 QPRs.

 

PY 2019 modified positions are in SPARQ. 

 

Release 7.9 has been deployed.  For more information click here

 

The PY18 Q4 QPRs are final.

 

PY 2018 Quarter 3 data are now available on InfoSPACE.

   

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.

 

It has come to our attention that field B10c (Median Starting Wage in Placements) and measure E6 (Common Measures Median Earnings) are not displaying correctly.  This will be corrected as soon as possible
                 

Release 7.8 has been deployed.  For more information click here
                                                          
                                                         

The mod slots as of 1/27/19 are posted to Q3 PY 18 in SCSEPED.org.

 

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: 

    - By e-mail: help@scsep-help.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.