This $458,358 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815) will fund Cornerstones of Care, Inc. to recruit, train, and place 60 unemployed and underemployed youth aging out of foster care in Kansas City, Missouri in environmental careers. The project will provide 180 hours of specialized training, including 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) certification...
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...
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 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 7 awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to Flint Hills Regional Council, Inc. under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The funding will support brownfields assessment, cleanup planning, and community involvement activities in Chase, Lyon, Geary, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley, and Wabaunsee counties in Kansas from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025. Specifically, Flint...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 awarded the City of Kansas City, Missouri $1 million under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) to recapitalize a revolving loan fund for brownfield remediation and redevelopment. The funding will be used to issue approximately two loans or subgrants totaling $1 million to remediate two brownfield sites in Kansas City and Jackson County, Missouri and Wyandotte County,...
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 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 5 awarded OAI Inc. a $200,000 cooperative agreement under the Brownfields Job Training Program (CFDA 66.815) from May 2022 through May 2025. The award will fund training for unemployed and underemployed Chicago residents to gain skills and certifications needed for environmental remediation careers, including 40-hour HAZWOPER, general industry safety, and ecological restoration. Specifically, OAI will recruit and screen 400 individuals, provide...
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...