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Brownfields 2009 Job Training  Grant
Fact  Sheet
St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation
Corporation, North Brooklyn, NY
      RECOUERY.GOV
EPA Brownfields Program

EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states.
communities, and other stakeholders to work together to
prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse
brownfields. A brownfield 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
February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed
into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The Recovery Act is an unprecedented effort to
jumpstart our economy, and create or save millions of
jobs. This law provided stimulus funds to the
Brownfields Program to award grants to train
unemployed or underemployed individuals to evaluate
and clean up former industrial and commercial sites.
Under this law, EPA will provide financial assistance to
eligible applicants through four competitive grant
programs: assessment grants, revolving loan fund
grants, cleanup grants, and job training grants.

Community Description

The St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation
Corporation (St. Nicks) was selected to receive a job
training grant. St. Nicks' job training program will serve
areas of North Brooklyn (population 160,000) where the
median income is approximately $16,000, and 75
percent of residents live below the poverty level. The
area has been a major manufacturing location for
centuries and contains numerous brownfields and other
sites in need of assessment and cleanup. Many vacant
and underutilized properties are located near
disadvantaged communities. Labor market information
cites environmental jobs, including hazardous material
transportation, as one of the fastest-growing job sectors.
Hazardous waste removal, construction, and extraction
workers in the state are expected to increase by  1,100
workers annually, demonstrating the need for skilled
workers. St. Nicks' strong employment partnerships
with local business owners and remediation firms will
facilitate placement of graduates in environmental jobs.
                                     Job Training Grant

                                     $500,000

                                     EPA has selected the St. Nicholas Neighborhood
                                     Preservation Corporation (St. Nicks) for a job
                                     training grant. St. Nicks plans to train 244
                                     participants, graduate 195 students, and place 146
                                     graduates in environmental careers. It will track
                                     graduates for at least two years. Six 12-week,
                                     450-hour cycles of environmental remediation
                                     technician training will include six to nine
                                     certifications, and enroll at least 180 students. Four
                                     eight-week, 160-hour cycles of commercial truck
                                     driving training will enroll at least 54 students. One
                                     12-week, 320-hour cycle of photovoltaic solar panel
                                     installation training will include one to two
                                     certifications for 10 students. All tracks will offer
                                     FIAZWOPER. Training partners are Ando
                                     International, National Vocational Driving School,
                                     City University of New York, and Solar One. St.
                                     Nicks will work with local and regional employers,
                                     local unions, and the Partnership of Brownfield
                                     Practitioners to place graduates 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
                                     (http://www.epa.gov/brownfields).

                                     EPA Region 2 Brownfields Team
                                     (212) 637-4358
                                     EPA Region 2 Brownfields Web site
                                     (http://www.epa.gov/region2/brownfields)

                                     Grant Recipient: St. Nicholas Neighborhood
                                     Preservation Corporation/Williamsburg Works,NY
                                     (718) 388-5454 ext 102

                                     The information presented in this fact sheet comes
                                     from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the
                                     accuracy of this information. The cooperative
                                     agreement for the grant has not yet been negotiated.
  United States
  Environmental
  Protection Agency
  Washington, DC 20450
                   Solid Waste
                   and Emergency
                   Response (5105T)
EPA 560-F-09-482
        Aug 09

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                                                           Therefore, activities described in this fact sheet are
                                                           subject to change.
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA 560-F-09-482
          Aug 09

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