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Brownfields 2008
Grant Fact Sheet
St. Nicholas
Neighborhood
Preservation
Corporation, Brooklyn,
NY
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 this 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
The St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation Corpora-
tion (SNNPC) was selected to receive a job training
grant. SNNPC's brownfields job training program will
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Job Training Grant
$200,000
EPA has selected the St. Nicholas Neighborhood
Preservation Corporation (SNNPC) for a job
training grant. SNNPC plans to recruit 80 com-
munity residents, train at least 67 students, place a
minimum of 48 graduates in environmental jobs,
and track graduates for two years. The training
program will consist of three 12-week, 450-hour
cycles, and one 225-hour evening program. One
of the cycles will be tailored to a bilingual popula-
tion. Certifications in HAZWOPER, construction
health and safety, asbestos and lead training, and
air monitoring for emergency response will be
offered. Primary trainers will be Williamsburg
Works, SNNPC's workforce development arm,
and Ando International. Students will be recruited
from low- and moderate-income, predominantly
Hispanic and African-American communities in
and around North Brooklyn. SNNPC will work
with local, regional, and national employers, as
well as labor unions, to place graduates in envi-
ronmental 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.
Yocasta De Jesus, EPA Region 2
212-637-4340
http://www.epa.gov/region02/brownfields/
Grant Recipient: St. Nicholas Neighborhood
Preservation Corporation, NY
718-388-5454
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-08-226
March 2008
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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target economically disadvantaged individuals living in
and around North Brooklyn (population 160,000).
where residents are predominantly Hispanic and
African-American. The median household income in
this community is $16,000, and 75 percent of residents
live below the poverty level. The area has historically
had a significant amount of land devoted to manufac-
turing and industrial use. In recent years, many local
businesses have moved to other parts of the city or
closed down, leaving a high number of brownfields in
need of cleanup. A high level of construction and land
rehabilitation, greater oversight of the cleanup industry,
and new laws affecting housing renovation have all
increased the demand for skilled environmental workers,
as have the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
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