The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded Limitless Vistas, Inc. a $200,000 cooperative agreement under the Brownfields Job Training program (CFDA 66.815) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The purpose of the award is to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of New Orleans in environmental careers with skills to safely conduct remediation at solid and hazardous waste sites as well as wastewater management and chemical safety training. The...
This $626,560 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Job Training program (CFDA 66.815), will fund Honeybee Strategies, Inc., a non-profit organization, to conduct eligible technical assistance activities related to environmental remediation and workforce development in southern Louisiana. The key products and services under this award include: Recruiting, training, and placing 150 unemployed and underemployed residents of...
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 award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815) funds the Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps Inc. to provide environmental remediation training and workforce development services in Racine, Wisconsin. The project will recruit, train, and place 200 unemployed and underemployed local residents, including minority groups, veterans, and ex-offenders, in...
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...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement to Laborers Local 17 Training & Educational Trust Fund under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815). The funding will support training 122 individuals to obtain certifications in hazardous waste operations and emergency response, environmental sampling, and site cleanup methods. Trainees will receive 712 hours of combined classroom, practical, and online instruction....
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded a $500,000 cooperative agreement to LOS Angeles Conservation Corps, Inc. under the Brownfields Job Training Program (CFDA #66.815) for the period of May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2028. The award will fund training of up to 86 individuals to earn skills and certifications required for environmental remediation careers, including 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response certification. Trainees will receive 182 hours of...
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,...
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 the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) to conduct workforce development activities. The project will recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of New York City in environmental careers, equipping them with skills needed to safely conduct remediation...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 awarded a $500,000 Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreement to The Hope Program, Inc., a non-profit organization, to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of the Bronx, New York in environmental careers. The program provides participants with skills and certifications needed to safely conduct remediation work at solid and hazardous waste-contaminated sites, as well as training in green remediation...