This action approves an award in the amount of $132,400 to the city of east point

This $132,400 cooperative agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 supports the Brownfields Job Training Program. The City of East Point, Georgia will train 20 students in three cohorts over six months each to gain skills in environmental remediation and wastewater management. Training modules will cover topics such as self-knowledge, communication, problem solving, and career preparation. The program aims to place program graduates in environmental remediation jobs to benefit the solid and hazardous waste-impacted East Point community. Consistent with the Brownfields Job Training cooperative agreements' objective of equipping residents of impacted areas with sustainable employment skills, this award will fund recruitment, training, and job placement services for unemployed and underemployed East Point residents ages 17-24.

The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to provide funding for the city of east point, GA. Activities to be perform will include recruitment, training, and placement of unemployed and underemployed residents of east point/atlanta, GA. Anticipated deliverables and expected outcomes, and intended beneficiaries, is for job placement of these residents in environmental careers with skills needed to safely conduct remediation work at solid and hazardous waste-contaminated sites, as well as appropriate training in wastewater management and chemical safety modules: new student orientation, module 1: being confident: disclosing self: personality, presence and performance, module 2: self- knowledge: know your strengths, interests, and talents, module 3: values &ampand ethical standards, module 4: understanding the importance of effective communication, module 5: identifying the soft skills that matter, module 6: soft skills in the digital workplace, module 7: critical thinking &ampand problem solving: life-saving skills, module 8: managing your emotions: stressors are everywhere, module 9: choosing your career: key tips &ampand strategies, module 10: transitioning from career to college and college to career, module 11: creating your professional resume and college application, and lastly, module 12: putting your skills to work: a practical hands-on project. The proposed program targets young adult, east point residents between the ages of 17-24 enabling them to gain viable employment opportunities in environmental remediation. Through a collaboration with a local high school in the TRI-cities area and our identified training partners, the city of east point will train 20 students in three cohorts each lasting 6-months. The program proposed consist of the following phases: outreach, interviewing, orientation, onboarding, training, graduation, job placement, and tracking.