Cooperative Agreement 97781001

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...

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) 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 Workplace Inc. was awarded a $530,000 cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Brownfields Job Training Program (CFDA 66.815) to deliver environmental job training services from April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2028. The nonprofit will recruit, train, and place 60 unemployed and underemployed individuals from communities impacted by solid and hazardous waste sites in Shelton, Derby and Ansonia, Connecticut. Trainees will earn 9 certifications in environmental...

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, 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 Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board, Inc. was awarded a $1.22 million cooperative agreement by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Brownfields Job Training Program (CFDA 66.815) to provide environmental remediation training and job placement services for 80 residents of Waterbury, Connecticut from April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2028. The objective of the Brownfields Job Training Program is to equip unemployed and underemployed individuals in communities impacted by solid...

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...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to The Sustainable Workplace Alliance, Inc. under the Brownfields Job Training Program (CFDA 66.815) to deliver hazardous waste remediation training and environmental career placement services in Kissimmee, Florida from April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2028. Specifically, the Alliance will provide HAZWOPER certification and other safety training courses to 120 unemployed and underemployed residents, with the...