FOA-FY21 Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants (EPA-OLEM-OBLR-20-03); September 22, 2020

 

Agency

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

 

Description

This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits proposals from eligible entities, including nonprofit organizations, to deliver Environmental Workforce Development and 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.  While Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants require training in brownfield assessment and/or cleanup activities, these grants also require that OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 40-hour  Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) training be provided to all individuals being trained. EPA encourages applicants to develop their curricula based on local labor market assessments and employers’ hiring needs, while also delivering comprehensive training that results in graduates securing multiple certifications.

 

Through the link to on-the-ground assessment and cleanup activities, Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants train unemployed and under-employed residents of communities impacted by a variety of waste facilities, blighted properties, contaminated sites, and other environmental issues, for environmental jobs that contractors may otherwise fill from outside the affected community. EWDJT Grants help residents take advantage of the jobs created by the management, assessment, cleanup, and revitalization of solid and hazardous waste sites, as well as other environmental projects in their communities, such as water quality improvement, chemical risk management, and pesticide management efforts.

 

You must identify the target area (as defined in Section I.A.) you propose to serve, including the town or city, as well as the neighborhood(s). Applicants cannot propose to serve multiple target areas. As part of the application, applicants must submit a detailed training curriculum chart with associated costs for each training course

 

Announcement Number:

EPA-OLEM-OBLR-20-03

 

Closing Date:

September 22, 2020

 

Link to Full Announcement

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=328343

 

Contact Information

Channing Shepherd

(202) 566-1238
Shepherd.Channing@epa.gov