The Energy Coordinating Agency of Philadelphia, Inc. (ECA) has been awarded a $925,000 Project Grant under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration. This three-year grant, with a period of performance from November 1, 2023 to October 31, 2026, will support ECA's efforts to deliver energy efficiency, lead abatement, workforce training, and community assistance services for...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement to Civic Works, Inc. to provide brownfields job training services under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815). Through this award, Civic Works will recruit, train, and place 82 unemployed and underemployed Baltimore County residents in environmental careers by June 2025. Trainees will complete 154 hours of classroom and hands-on training, earning six certifications in...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded West End Neighborhood House Inc. a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Brownfields Job Training Program (CFDA #66.815) to operate the Environmental Job Training Program at West End Neighborhood House from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. The program will provide employability skills training, environmental coursework, and job placement assistance to 64 unemployed and underemployed Delaware residents over eight cohorts. Trainees will...
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...
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 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...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded Civic Works, Inc. a $500,000 cooperative agreement under the Brownfields Job Training Program (CFDA #66.815) to provide workforce development services in Baltimore, Maryland from April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2028. Under this award, Civic Works will recruit, train, and place 240 unemployed and underemployed Baltimore residents in environmental remediation careers through 8 classroom and hands-on training courses. Trainees will obtain...
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,...
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....
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 Energy Coordinating Agency of Philadelphia, Inc. was awarded $500,000 under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program by the Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 to provide environmental job training services. Through this cooperative agreement, ECA will train 240 individuals from disadvantaged communities in Philadelphia in skills for environmental remediation and renewable energy careers. Specifically, ECA will offer 10-week job skills courses to cohorts of 15 trainees, focusing on hazardous waste operations and emergency response, solar photovoltaic installation, and lead-based paint renovations. Upon completing the program, trainees will receive national certifications and job placement assistance to connect them with environmental employers. No subawards are included in the agreement. The training program aims to help residents of contaminated communities gain sustainable employment while addressing environmental justice concerns. The five-year award began April 1, 2023 and will support job skills development and community revitalization in Philadelphia.