The Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement to the Junior College District of St. Louis under the Brownfields Job Training Program (CFDA 66.815) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The award will fund training and job placement services for unemployed and underemployed residents in environmental remediation careers. Specifically, St. Louis Community College will provide 174 hours of classroom instruction and hands-on training in...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement to the City of Springfield, Missouri Department of Workforce Development under the Brownfields Job Training Program (CFDA 66.815). The award will fund training and placement of unemployed and underemployed residents in Springfield census tracts in environmental remediation careers. Specifically, the City of Springfield will recruit and screen 180 individuals, enrolling 56 in classroom-style training delivered...
This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815), provides $458,358 in funding to Cornerstones of Care, Inc. to conduct environmental workforce development activities in Kansas City, Missouri. The project will recruit, train, and place 60 unemployed and underemployed youth aged 17-23 who are aging out of foster care in environmental careers. Participants will receive 180 hours...
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 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, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815), will fund the Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps Inc. to provide workforce development services in Racine, Wisconsin. The project will recruit, train, and place 200 unemployed and underemployed residents, targeting minority groups, veterans, and ex-offenders, in environmental remediation careers. Training...
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,...
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...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 under the Brownfields Job Training program (CFDA 66.815) provides $650,500 in funding to Limitless Vistas, Inc., a non-profit community development corporation based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The project aims to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of New Orleans in environmental careers related to the assessment, cleanup, and management of solid and hazardous waste sites...
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) 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 least 63 graduates (80%) in environmental jobs. Training will focus on earning certifications for environmental remediation work, including the 40-hour HAZWOPER training, as well as solar installation skills. A subaward of $265,389 will be made to Saint Louis University's Center for Environmental Education and Training to deliver the training at a convenient St. Louis location.