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Brownfields 2004
Grant Fact Sheet
Milwaukee Community
Service Corps, I/I//
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders in economic development
to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and
sustainably reuse brownfields. Abrownfield site is real
property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of
which may be complicated by the presence or potential
presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or con-
taminant. On January 11, 2002, President George W.
Bush signed into law the Small Business Liability Relief
and Brownfields Revitalization Act. Under the
Brownfields Law, EPA provides financial assistance to
eligible applicants through four competitive grant
programs: assessment grants, revolving loan fund grants,
cleanup grants, and job training grants. The job training
grants provide training for residents of communities
affected by brownfields to prepare them for employment
in the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites.
Additionally, funding support is provided to state and
tribal response programs through a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The Milwaukee Community Service Corps (MCSC)
was selected to receive a job training grant. MCSC will
focus this grant on the Milwaukee Renewal Community,
a distressed, predominately African-American commu-
nity with a 21% unemployment rate and where 50% of
residents live in poverty. Six major redevelopment
project are under way in the city, including the 30th
Street Industrial Corridor along the western edge of the
Renewal Community, which is heavily impacted by
brownfields that are a legacy of the city's manufacturing
Job Training Grant
$150,000
EPA has selected the Milwaukee Community
Service Corps for a job training grant. The MCSC
plans to train 64 students and graduate 56,
guarantee 100% of the training graduates at least
part-time employment, and continue to track
students as long as MCSC is in operation. The
training program will consist of 280 hours of
course work in hazardous waste health and safety
training, lead and asbestos abatement training and
certification, confined space entry, sampling and
monitoring, and innovative technologies. This
training will be followed by internships with local
environmental employers. Students will be
recruited from the Milwaukee Renewal Commu-
nity. The MCSC's Advisory Council, a cross-
section of professionals representing local engi-
neering firms; city, county and state agencies; and
neighborhood and community groups, will assist in
the placement of trainees in environmental jobs.
Contacts
For further information, including specific grant
contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
news and events, and publications and links, visit
the EPA Brownfields web site at: www.epa.gov/
brownfields.
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Team
312-886-7576
http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields/
Grant Recipient: Milwaukee Community Service
Corps, WI
414-372-9040
past. Brownfields assessment, cleanup, and redevelop-
ment in the Milwaukee Renewal Community and other
areas around the city generate significant demand for
entry-level and advanced environmental workers. The
potential for placing graduates of the training program in
environmental technician jobs within the city is high.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA500-F-04-011
March 2004
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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