Cooperative Agreement 01F12401

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded Namati, Inc. a $400,000 Project Grant under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306) to develop and deliver environmental justice training programs. Namati will establish an Environmental Justice Academy to provide capacity building for community leaders on effectively addressing environmental justice issues in EPA Region 3. It will also enable Academy graduates to conduct "EJ...

United Urban Indian Council Inc. received a $357,407 Project Grant award effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) under the Native American Employment and Training Program (CFDA 17.265). The award supports comprehensive employment and training services delivered directly to unemployed, underemployed, and low-income American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with...

This $270,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454) will fund the State of Oklahoma's water quality management planning efforts. The key activities to be performed include: Developing methods to identify high-quality waters, creating nutrient and sediment models for water supply watersheds, mapping stormwater infrastructure to report illicit discharges, engaging underserved youth in citizen...

This $248,000 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 Formula Grant under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454) funds the Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment to conduct water quality management planning activities in the state. The key products and services to be delivered include: Developing a eutrophication/harmful algal bloom fact sheet Updating a groundwater model to evaluate drought scenarios for the cities of Norman and Noble Enhancing water...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded a $499,878 Environmental Justice Small Grant to Collaborative Effort Inc., doing business as Readiness Acceleration & Innovation Network, to develop and deliver a water systems workforce development program. The program will provide career training, curriculum development, and education related to environmental justice and safe drinking water operation in Pierce County, Washington from January 2022 to December 2022. Specifically, the...

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, 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...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act provides $1,199,750.00 in funding to the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for enhancing their air monitoring capabilities. Key activities include: Purchasing ambient monitoring equipment and conducting related training, performing critical upgrades...

This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Job Training Program (CFDA 66.815) will fund Alaska Forum Inc. to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of Alaska in careers addressing emergency and disaster response capacity. The project will implement a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training program to educate volunteers on disaster preparedness and basic response skills, and will also...

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 in funding to the Northside Industrial Development Company, doing business as Riverside Center For Innovation, to conduct environmental workforce development activities. The recipient will recruit, train, and place approximately 150 unemployed and underemployed residents of Pittsburgh in environmental careers. The...