The EPA seeking applications for Brownfields Job Training Grants that will support local environmental job training programs and environmental workforce in underserved and overburdened communities.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the availability of approximately $14 million for environmental job training grants under EPA’s Brownfields Job Training Program. Through the Notice of Funding Opportunity, EPA anticipates awarding approximately 20 grants nationwide at amounts up to $500,000 per award.
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.
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.
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.