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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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