This project provides funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (PL 117-58) for cypress mandela to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of oakland,…

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 provides $500,000 in funding under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815). The project will recruit, train, and place up to 180 unemployed and underemployed residents of Oakland, California in environmental careers with skills needed to safely conduct remediation work at solid and hazardous waste-contaminated sites. Training will cover areas such as underground storage tank leak prevention, wastewater treatment facility operations, and green (storm water) infrastructure maintenance and management. The project aims to provide participants with the necessary certifications, including OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER training, to enter sustainable environmental careers and address environmental justice concerns in the community. No sub-awards are included in this agreement.

This project provides funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (PL 117-58) for cypress mandela to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of oakland, california in environmental careers with skills needed to safely conduct remediation work at solid and hazardous waste-contaminated sites, as well as appropriate training in green remediation technologies, storm water management, emergency planning and chemical safety this assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $500,000. Preaward costs approved back to may 1, 2023. 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 will generate outputs featuring a total of up to 180 graduates receiving awareness training in underground storage tank leak prevention, wastewater treatment facility operations, and green (storm water) infrastructure maintenance and management and wastewater management systems training. This will be measured by the number of graduates after the final training cycle that have completed the required trainings and received the listed certificates.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:this project will provide training to oakland, california and the surrounding communities. The anticipated deliverables for are: up to 180 of individuals recruited, trained, certified, and placed in environmental careers in communities impacted by solid and hazardous waste sites and facilities. Up to 12 cycles of classroom style trainings, practical trainings, and curricula modules. Up to 180 of appropriate certifications in environmental sampling and site cleanup methods. Up to 180 of individuals that receive certifications in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 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. -provide environmental employers with a skilled and certified workforce drawn from residents of neighborhoods most affected by environmental justice (EJ) issues and brownfields sites. -place competent and skilled workers with employers who can mitigate brownfield and other hazardous sites in inner city neighborhoods thereby reducing the exposure of adults and children to hazardous substances and improving health. -stimulate the development of partnerships between contractors, and government agencies doing the assessment and clean-up and community-based organizations who train workers from impacted communities.