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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
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. Additionally, funding
support is provided to state and tribal response
programs through a separate mechanism.

Community Description

JFY Networks, formerly Jobs for Youth-Boston, was
selected to receive a job training grant. JFY Networks
recruits trainees from needy communities in Boston and
surrounding communities. The City of Boston has been
designated a federal EZ. Residents in the
six-square-mile EZ suffer from relatively high poverty
rates, and almost half of the EZ residents are African
American or Hispanic. The median household income
in Boston is one of the lowest in the State of
Massachusetts. Needy brownfields communities near
Boston, such as Somerville, Maiden, and Brockton, also
have high poverty rates and a high percentage of their
residents are minorities. The many abandoned
brownfields in these communities need to be assessed,
cleaned up, and redeveloped. The grant will train local
residents impacted by brownfields for entry-level
environmental positions needed to address local
brownfields assessment and cleanup.
                   Job Training Grant

                   $200,000

                   EPA has selected JFY Networks, formerly Jobs for
                   Youth-Boston, for a brownfields job training grant.
                   JFY Networks in Boston's Empowerment Zone (EZ),
                   the location of EPA-funded Brownfield projects,
                   plans to train 60 participants, achieve an 80%
                   placement rate, and track graduates for two years to
                   ensure job retention, sustainability, and career
                   growth. The 460-hour training program will focus
                   on environmental chemistry, site assessment, and
                   hazardous waste handling. Additional training and
                   certification will be available. Students will be
                   recruited from low-income and environmental justice
                   communities impacted by brownfields in and around
                   Boston. Students will be placed through existing
                   links with placement companies and environmental
                   employers.

                   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 1 Brownfields Team
                   (617)918-1424
                   EPA Region 1 Brownfields Web site
                   (http: //www. epa.gov/region 1 /brownfields)

                   Grant Recipient: JFYNetWorks,MA
                   (617) 338-0815 ext 229

                   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.
                   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 500-F-03-021
        May 03

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