This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $200,000

The City of Richmond, CA will receive $200,000 through a cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815) to provide environmental remediation training and job placement services. RichmondBuild will conduct three 82-hour training cycles from October 2022 through October 2025, placing a total of 51 individuals in environmental careers. Training will include Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response certification and other occupational health and safety certifications. The project aims to recruit and train residents impacted by solid and hazardous waste to help address environmental justice concerns while stimulating sustainable employment in the environmental field. No subawards are included in the cooperative agreement.

This project provides funding for city of richmond richmondbuild to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of city of richmond in environmental careers with skills needed to safely conduct remediation work at solid and hazardous waste-contaminated sites. Richmondbuild will operate three environmental training cycles of 82 hours in length during the three-year grant period, with 20 participants in each cycle. During the three-year program, a placement rate of 85% will put 51 individuals in jobs directly related to their training.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 the following training program: hazwoper certification, OSHA-10, traffic control, first aid/CPR, refinery safety and confined space entry. These certificates will all be directly useful in relation to the employment opportunities available in the city of richmond. Richmondbuild plans to train sixty, fifty-one will complete the training and over thirty-eight will receive employment. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:this project will provide training to residents of the city of richmond, CA impacted by solid and hazardous waste sites and facilities. The anticipated deliverables for are: 60 of individuals recruited and enrolled; 51 will complete the training and earn certifications; 38 will secure employment in environmental careers and 3 will pursue additional training. Training will be classroom style trainings, practical trainings, and curricula modules. Graduates will receive 6 certifications in environmental sampling and site cleanup methods, including OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 and 40-hour hazwoper training. Expected outcomes from this project include: -help 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. -provide training that leads to sustainable employment in the environmental field. -improve community involvement and stimulate the development of constructive partnerships. -reduce exposures to hazardous substances and other contaminants and improve the health of workers, occupants, and residents. -foster self-sufficiency and enhance the skills and availability of labor for environmental remediation in environmental justice and other communities impacted by environmental contamination. -enable residents to participate in the promotion of environmental health and occupational safety, both on the job and in their communities.