This award provides funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (PL 117-58) (also known as the bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL)) for auberle to recruit, train, and place…

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded Auberle a $499,169 cooperative agreement under the Brownfields Job Training Program (CFDA 66.815) from April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2028. The award will fund training and placement of 95 unemployed and underemployed residents of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in environmental careers involving hazardous waste site remediation.

Specifically, Auberle will conduct 12 classroom and practical training sessions covering 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER certification, 32-hour asbestos training, lead training, confined space entry certification, OSHA 10-hour certification, and first aid/CPR certification. Trainees will also receive instruction in employment fundamentals. The anticipated outcomes are 95 individuals recruited, trained, and placed in environmental fields, as well as 117 individuals receiving 40-hour HAZWOPER certification. No subawards are included in the cooperative agreement.

This award provides funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (PL 117-58) (also known as the bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL)) for auberle to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of allegheny county, pennsylvania in environmental careers with skills needed to safely conduct remediation work at solid and hazardous waste-contaminated sites. Activities:this project will train graduates to earn skills and certifications necessary to enter into environmental careers. Activities to be performed during under this project include providing training in the following areas: 40 hours of OSHA hazwoper, 32-hour asbestos training, lead training, confined space entry, OSHA 10, blood borne pathogens, and first aid/CPR, as well as employment fundamentals.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:this project will provide training to allegheny county, pennsylvania. The anticipated deliverables are: 95 individuals recruited, trained, certified, and placed in environmental careers in communities impacted by solid and hazardous waste sites and facilities; 12 classroom style trainings, practical trainings, and curricula modules; 7 appropriate certifications in environmental sampling and site cleanup methods; and, 117 individuals that receive certifications in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 40-hour hazwoper training. Expected outcomes from this project include: helping residents of communities take advantage of jobs created by the assessment and cleanup of brownfields and the assessment, cleanup, and management of solid and hazardous waste sites and facilities while addressing environmental justice concerns; providing training that leads to sustainable employment in the environmental field; improving community involvement and stimulate the development of constructive partnerships; reducing exposures to hazardous substances and other contaminants and improve the health of workers, occupants, and residents; fostering self-sufficiency and enhancing the skills and availability of labor for environmental remediation in environmental justice and other communities impacted by environmental contamination; and, enabling residents to participate in the promotion of environmental health and occupational safety, both on the job and in their communities. Beneficiaries will be people with barriers to employment in allegheny county.