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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $14 Million in
Brownfields Job Training Grants Under Investing in America Agenda
EPA seeking applications for Brownfields Job Training Grants that will support
local environmental job training programs and environmental workforce in
underserved and overburdened communities
WASHINGTON – Today, May 21, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
announced the availability of approximately $14 million from President
Biden’s Investing in America Agenda for environmental job training grants
under EPA’s Brownfields Job Training Program. Through the Notice of Funding
Opportunity, made possible by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure
Law, EPA anticipates awarding approximately 20 grants nationwide at amounts up
to $500,000 per award.
“Since 1998, EPA’s Brownfields Job Training Grants have helped train more
than 21,700 people and place 16,200 in careers remediating land and improving
environmental health and safety,” said Clifford Villa, EPA Deputy Assistant
Administrator for the Office of Land and Emergency Management. “Thanks to
the funding from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, the
Brownfields Job Training program continues to support training and employment
for residents affected by brownfield sites and to advance environmental
justice across the country.”
EPA’s Brownfields Job Training Grant program is a unique employment and
training grants program. The grants allow nonprofit and other eligible
organizations to recruit, train, and retain a local, skilled workforce by
prioritizing unemployed and under-employed workers, including low-income
individuals living in communities disproportionately impacted by solid and
hazardous waste, in environmental jobs. In the previous award cycle, EPA
selected 14 grant recipients including “Groundwork Ohio River Valley” for
a grant targeting job training participants from Cincinnati, specifically
young people from neighborhoods that have been identified as
climate-vulnerable; have higher percentages of brownfields located in their
areas; and also see high rates of unemployment or underemployment.
Job training Participants learn the skills and earn 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. Through the
Job Training Grant program, communities have the flexibility to deliver
eligible training that meets their local labor market demands in the
environmental sector.
Thanks to the historic $1.5 billion brownfields investment from President
Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA has provided more than three
times the previous funding levels to support Brownfields Job Training
Programs. This budget boost provides communities, states, and Tribal Nations
the opportunity to apply for larger grants to help build and enhance the
environmental curriculum in their job training programs, support job creation
and community revitalization at brownfield sites.
The Brownfields Job Training Grants program is advancing the President’s
Justice40 Initiative to ensure that 40% of overall benefits from certain
federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized by
underinvestment and overburdened by pollution. As part of this effort, EPA’s
Brownfields Program is meeting this commitment and advancing environmental
justice considerations into all aspects of our work. 100% of the 2024
Brownfields Job Training program applications selected to receive funding
proposed to work in areas that include historically disadvantaged communities.
EPA expects the longer application window (approximately 90 days instead of
the standard 60 days) will give potential applicants more time to consider
recent programmatic changes, including whether to form and apply as a
Brownfields Job Training Grant Coalition. The deadline to apply for the Notice
of Funding Opportunity is August 15, 2024.
The Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization will host an outreach
webinar on June 6th, 2024, from 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. EDT to explain the grant
guidelines for interested applicants and to address commonly asked questions.
Prior registration is not required. Join the June 6th webinar.
View Fiscal Year 2025 Guidelines and other application resources available on
EPA’s Brownfields Job Training Grants webpage
Visit EPA’s Brownfields Job Training Grants – Technical Assistance
Resources webpage for other application resources
Learn more on EPA’s Brownfields Program on EPA’s Brownfields webpage
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