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Brownfields 2005
Grant Fact Sheet
Sa/f Lake Community
College, UT
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 contaminant. 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
brownfields job training grants provide residents of
communities impacted by brownfields with the skills
and training needed to effectively gain employment in
assessment and cleanup activities associated with
brownfield redevelopment and environmental
remediation. Additionally, funding support is provided to
state and tribal response programs through a separate
mechanism.
Community Description
Salt Lake Community College was selected to receive
a job training grant. This grant targets residents of the
city's Gateway district, which is home to a majority of
Salt Lake City's minority population. The target area's
unemployment rate ranges from 2.5 to more than four
Job Training Grant
$200,000
EPA has selected Salt Lake Community College
for a job training grant. The college plans to train
30 students, place up to 22 students in environ-
mental jobs, and track graduates for one year.
The college will offer three different training
tracks, each consisting of approximately 250
hours of instruction. The core curriculum will
include HAZWOPER, job safety, and innovative
and alternative treatment technologies training.
This will be followed by specialized training that is
tailored to pre-apprentice, environmental technol-
ogy, and hazardous waste specialist tracks.
Students will be recruited through the college's
partnerships with the Utah Division of Rehabilita-
tion, the Utah Department of Workforce Services,
the Salt Lake County Youth Employability pro-
gram, and a variety of community and faith-based
organizations. The Skills Center Career Re-
sources personnel will assist students in job
searches and placement.
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 8 Brownfields Team
303-312-7074
http://www.epa.gov/region08/brownfields
Grant Recipient: Salt Lake Community College,
UT
801-957-4437
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
times that of the city's median, and community resi-
dents spend 65 percent of their income on rent. The
Gateway District Revitalization program is a compre-
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-05-262
May 2005
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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hensive effort to break down barriers between the east
and west sides of the city by revitalizing this blighted
industrial district. The 650-acre district is plagued by
environmental contamination and poor accessibility.
The Gateway district's industrial and transportation
legacy have resulted in an abundance of abandoned
and underused railway yards, industrial sites, and
former gas stations. Graduates of this training program
will be well positioned to play an active role in returning
these properties to productive use.
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