The objective of the Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grant is to develop job training programs that recruit, train, and place local, unemployed and under-employed residents with the skills needed to secure full-time employment in the environmental field. The training focuses on solid and hazardous waste remediation, environmental health and safety, and wastewater-related training.
Eligible Recipients:
Government entities as defined in CERCLA Section 104(k)(1) or eligible nonprofit organizations as defined in Public Law 106-107, the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act.
Eligible Projects:
- Solid Waste Management or Cleanup training.
- Superfund site cleanup and innovative and alternative treatment technologies training.
- Wastewater treatment training.
- Emergency planning, preparedness, and response training.
- Enhanced environmental health and safety training.
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM) training.
Funding Source:
US Environmental Protection Agency
Funding Amount:
Grants average $200,000
Deadline:
Recurring
Contact:
Schenine Mitchell
US EPA Region 2
290 Broadway, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10007
212-637-3283
mitchell.schenine@epa.gov
More Information:
https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/types-brownfields-grant-funding#tab-6