Cooperative Agreement 00E02817

This cooperative agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Brownfields Job Training Program (CFDA 66.815), funds OAI, Inc., a non-profit workforce training organization, to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of Chicago's South and West Sides in environmental careers related to the assessment, cleanup, and management of solid and hazardous waste sites. The $342,400 award supports delivering 40-hour Hazardous...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded OAI Inc. a $200,000 cooperative agreement under the Brownfields Job Training Program (CFDA 66.815) from May 2022 through May 2025. The award will fund training for unemployed and underemployed Chicago residents to gain skills and certifications needed for environmental remediation careers, including 40-hour HAZWOPER, general industry safety, and ecological restoration. Specifically, OAI will recruit and screen 400 individuals, provide...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the Brownfields Job Training program (CFDA 66.815), provides $500,000 in funding to the Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps Inc. to conduct workforce development activities in Racine, Wisconsin. The project will recruit, train, and place 200 unemployed and underemployed residents, particularly targeting minority groups, veterans, and ex-offenders, in environmental careers related to the assessment,...

This cooperative agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815), provides $500,000 to Workforce Inc., doing business as Recycle Force, to recruit, train, and place 120 unemployed and underemployed residents of Indianapolis, Indiana in environmental careers. The project will deliver training courses leading to state and federal certifications, including 40-hour Hazardous Waste Management,...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 provides $500,000 in funding under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815). The project will recruit, train, and place up to 180 unemployed and underemployed residents of Oakland, California in environmental careers with skills needed to safely conduct remediation work at solid and hazardous waste-contaminated sites. Training will cover areas such as underground storage...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2, under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815), provides $500,000 in funding to ST. Nicks Alliance Corp., a non-profit organization and community development corporation, to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of Brooklyn, New York in environmental careers. The project aims to equip 120 trainees with skills and certifications needed to...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815) provides $500,000 in funding to St. Louis Community College for a 5-year project. The primary objective is to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and East St. Louis, Illinois in environmental careers. The project will train 88 participants, graduate 79, and place at...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 provides $244,200 to the Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps Inc. to deliver job training services under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program. Over a three-year period ending in August 2025, the recipient will recruit, train, and place 100 unemployed and underemployed residents of the Greater Racine, Wisconsin area in environmental careers through a comprehensive curriculum...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to The Fortune Society, Inc. (doing business as The Fortune Academy) under the EPA's Brownfields Job Training program (CFDA 66.815). This 5-year project will provide training to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of New York City in environmental careers with skills needed to conduct remediation work at solid and hazardous waste-contaminated sites. The training program will...

This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.815) program will provide funding for Pathstone Corporation, a Rochester, NY-based non-profit organization, to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of Puerto Rico in environmental careers. The core training program will include 80 hours of instruction in hazardous waste operations, emergency response,...