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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $12 Million Through
Investing in America Agenda for Brownfields Job Training Grants
EPA seeking applications for up to $12 million in Brownfields Job Training
Grants that will support local environmental job training programs and
environmental workforce in underserved and overburdened communities
WASHINGTON (May 30, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) announced the availability of approximately $12 million from President
Biden’s Investing in America Agenda for environmental job training grants
under the Fiscal Year 2024 Brownfields Job Training Program. EPA is seeking
applications for the program and anticipates awarding approximately 24 grants
nationwide at amounts up to $500,000 per award. Applications are due by August
2, 2023, via grants.gov. The Request for Application (RFA) notice is now
posted on http://www.grants.gov.
“EPA’s Brownfields Program invests in communities, turning brownfield
sites into new hubs of economic growth and creating new, good-paying jobs in
communities where workers live,” said Barry Breen, Acting Assistant
Administrator of EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management. “Thanks to
the boost from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, the
Brownfields Job training programs are not only providing an opportunity for
residents impacted by brownfield sites to gain training and employment, but
also advancing environmental justice across the country.”
The approximately $12 million in funding available during this grant cycle
comes from the $1.5 billion investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law. As a result of this historic funding, the fiscal year 2023
Brownfields Job Training Grant competition resulted in more than triple the
funding compared to fiscal year 2022. This budget boost provides communities,
states, and Tribes the opportunity to apply for larger grants to build and
enhance the environmental curriculum in job training programs to support job
creation and community revitalization at brownfield sites.
EPA is committed to meeting the Biden-Harris Administration’s Justice40 goal
that 40% of the overall benefits of certain federal investments flow to
disadvantaged communities. The Brownfields Program will strive to meet this
commitment and advance environmental justice and equity considerations into
all aspects of our work.
The RFA notice is available at http://www.grants.gov.  A copy of the FY24 Guidelines
and other application resources are available at EPA’s Brownfields Job
Training (JT) Grants webpage. The Office of Brownfields and Land
Revitalization will also host an outreach webinar on June 14, 2023, from 1pm
– 3:30pm EDT to explain the guidelines for interested applicants and to
address commonly asked questions. The link to attend the webinar is
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Background:
The EPA’s Brownfields Job Training (JT) grant program is a unique employment
and training program. The grants allow nonprofit and other eligible
organizations to recruit, train, and retain a local, skilled workforce by
prioritizing unemployed and under-employed, including low-income individuals
living in areas impacted by solid and hazardous waste in environmental jobs.
Students learn the skills and credentials needed to secure full-time,
sustainable employment in the environmental field, including brownfields
assessment and cleanup. These jobs reduce environmental contamination and
build more sustainable futures for communities. Communities have the
flexibility to deliver eligible training that meets the local labor market
demands of the environmental sector in their communities.
Since 1998, EPA has awarded 400 job training grants. With these grants, more
than 20,600 individuals have completed training and over 15,300 individuals
have been placed in careers related to land remediation and environmental
health and safety.
The next National Brownfields Training Conference will be held on August 8-11,
2023, in Detroit, Michigan. Offered every two years, this conference is the
largest gathering of stakeholders focused on cleaning up and reusing former
commercial and industrial properties. EPA co-sponsors this event with the
International City/County Management Association (ICMA). Conference
registration is open.
Learn more on EPA’s Brownfields Program.
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