This project provides funding for LOS angeles conservation corps to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of LOS angeles, CA in environmental careers with skills needed to…

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement to the Los Angeles Conservation Corps, Inc. under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815). The award will fund training and placement of unemployed and underemployed residents in Los Angeles, California in environmental remediation careers from July 2022 through July 2025.

Specifically, the Los Angeles Conservation Corps will provide a 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response certification course as the core training, supplemented by 166 additional hours of instruction in workplace safety, first aid/CPR, asbestos abatement, lead abatement, mold remediation, and health and safety risks of confined spaces. Trainees will earn three federal, two state, and three industry-recognized certifications to increase their employability in environmental fields. No subawards are included in this cooperative agreement.

This project provides funding for LOS angeles conservation corps to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of LOS angeles, CA in environmental careers with skills needed to safely conduct remediation work at solid and hazardous waste-contaminated sites. The 40-hour hazardous waste operation and emergency response (hazwoper) will serve as the core training of the curriculum. This will be supplemented by 166 hours of training in workplace safety, first aid/CPR, asbestos abatement, lead abatement, mold remediation, and health and safety risks of entering and working in confined spaces. This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $200,000. Pre-award costs have been approved back to 7/1/2022.activities:this project will train graduates to earn skills and certifications necessary to enter into environmental careers. Activities and training to be performed during under this project are recruitment, screening, tracking and placement. Training will include the 40-hour hazwoper certification, 32-hour asbestos abatement certification, 24-hour lead abatement worker certification, CAL/OSHA general industry standards certification , confined space awareness and lead renovation, repair, and painting. Trainees will complete the program holding three federal, two state, and three industry-recognized certifications. Trainees will also receive a federal credential that helps increase employability with the transportation worker identification credential card, which is valuable when applying for jobs in and around major transportation facilities.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:this project will provide training to [include target area as well as target groups of population entity is serving with this program]. The anticipated deliverables for are: 60, 54 and 48 individuals will be recruited, trained, certified, and placed in environmental careers in communities impacted by solid and hazardous waste sites and facilities. 9-12 of classroom style trainings, practical trainings, and curricula modules. 8 of appropriate certifications in environmental sampling and site cleanup methods. 60 of individuals that receive certifications in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 40-hour hazwoper training.