FY27 Brownfields Job Training (JT) Grants
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- EPA-OLEM-OBLR-26-01
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $300,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Environment
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- Emily Eisenhauer eisenhauer.emily@epa.gov
- <Unknown> support@grants.gov (800) 518-4726
- Will Lariviere lariviere.william@epa.gov (617) 918-1231
- Aytaj Gasimova gasimova.aytaj@epa.gov (206) 533-6326
- Ricardo Berrios-Perez berriosperez.ricardo@epa.gov (212) 637-5033
- Dawn Farver farver.dawn@epa.gov (215) 814-5179
- Daniel Moher moher.daniel@epa.gov (415) 972-3210
- Robert Miller miller.robert01@epa.gov (206) 553-8321
- Jacqueline Aybar aybar.jacqueline@epa.gov (415) 972-3774
- Idallis Shaffer shaffer.idallis@epa.gov
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Environmental Protection Agency is soliciting applications from eligible entities to deliver Brownfields Job Training programs that recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents in environmental careers, with applications due September 23, 2026. The EPA will award up to 20 cooperative agreements totaling $5,000,000 to $6,000,000, with individual awards capped at $300,000 and project periods not exceeding three years.
Eligible applicants include general purpose units of local government, states, federally recognized Indian tribes, redevelopment agencies, nonprofit organizations (including 501(c)(3) organizations), and qualified community development entities. Applicants from FY26 are excluded from competing. All applicants must conduct labor market assessments, ensure OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER training is included in curricula, and demonstrate non-duplication with other federally funded environmental training programs.
Training may include assessment and cleanup of solid and hazardous waste, chemical risk management, stormwater management relating to site cleanup, planning and site preparation for low-impact development activities, site preparation for green infrastructure installation, and vulnerability assessment and contamination mitigation planning. The program emphasizes demand-driven training aligned with employer needs, strong partnerships with environmental entities, job readiness organizations, community groups, and employers, and leveraging of additional resources to strengthen local workforces and support cleanup and revitalization efforts in participating communities.
Applications are evaluated on a 200-point scale across seven criteria: Community Need (40 points), Training Program Description (25 points), Budget (15 points), Program Structure and Outcomes (50 points), Partnerships (40 points), Leveraging (5 points), and Programmatic Capability (25 points). Selection notification is anticipated in December 2026; award notification follows in May 2027. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement under Assistance Listing 66.815.
Synopsis
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Update #2 · Latest ·
This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits applications from eligible entities to deliver Brownfields Job Training programs that recruit, train, and place local, unemployed, and underemployed residents with the skills needed to secure full-time employment in the environmental field.
Brownfields Job Training Grants fund training programs that strengthen local workforces by preparing program graduates for environmental jobs that support cleanup and revitalization efforts in their own communities.
Training may include a range of brownfield-related environmental skills such as the assessment and cleanup of solid and hazardous waste; chemical risk management; stormwater management relating to site cleanup; planning and site preparation for low-impact development activities; site preparation for green infrastructure installation; and vulnerability assessment and contamination mitigation planning.
Please carefully review Section 4.E. of these guidelines, Section IV of EPA NOFO Clauses, and the Frequently Asked Questions, which can be found at https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/frequently-asked-questions-about-brownfields-job-training-jt-grants. A checklist of required application forms and documents is in Section 4.A.
For the purposes of these guidelines, the term "grant" refers to the cooperative agreement that EPA will award to a successful applicant. In this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), "Project" refers to the applicant's proposed Brownfields Job Training effort to be funded under this competition. Unless otherwise noted, "training program" is used synonymously with "project."
Update #1 ·
This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits applications from eligible entities to deliver Brownfields Job Training programs that recruit, train, and place local, unemployed, and underemployed0F1 residents with the skills needed to secure full-time employment in the environmental field.
Brownfields Job Training Grants fund training programs that strengthen local workforces by preparing program graduates for environmental jobs that support cleanup and revitalization efforts in their own communities.
Training may include a range of brownfield-related environmental skills such as the assessment and cleanup of solid and hazardous waste; chemical risk management; stormwater management relating to site cleanup; planning and site preparation for low-impact development activities; site preparation for green infrastructure installation; and vulnerability assessment and contamination mitigation planning.
Please carefully review Section 4.E. of these guidelines, Section IV of EPA NOFO Clauses, and the Frequently Asked Questions, which can be found at https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/frequently-asked-questions-about-brownfields-job-training-jt-grants. A checklist of required application forms and documents is in Section 4.A.
For the purposes of these guidelines, the term "grant" refers to the cooperative agreement that EPA will award to a successful applicant. In this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), "Project" refers to the applicant's proposed Brownfields Job Training effort to be funded under this competition. Unless otherwise noted, "training program" is used synonymously with "project."
Eligibility
See section 2 of the full funding opportunity for eligibility requirements.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| EPA-OLEM-OBLR-26-01_revised_2026_09_22.pdf | ||
| EPA-OLEM-OBLR-26-01 - Final.pdf | ||
| PKG00293689.pdf |
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