A \ Brownfields 2009 Job Training Grant
.SB/ Fact Sheet
Miami, FL
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 City of Miami was selected to receive a job
training grant. The target areas are the neighborhoods of
Allapattah, Wynwood, Liberty/Model City, and Little
Haiti (combined population 107,362). These
neighborhoods represent nearly 30 percent of Miami's
population, and 87.1 percent of residents are minorities.
The target areas are among the city's poorest
neighborhoods, and are within a federally designated
Empowerment Zone. Only half of the area's residents
are in the labor force, and the median household income
is $17,033, nearly half the county average. The target
neighborhoods contain 181 brownfield sites,
representing 40 percent of all brownfields in the city. A
labor market assessment conducted by the city indicated
a high demand for skilled environmental technicians.
The training curriculum for this grant was specifically
tailored to meet the needs of the employers participating
in the assessment.
Job Training Grant
$500,000
EPA has selected the City of Miami for a job
training grant. Miami plans to train 120 participants,
graduate 102 students, place at least 76 graduates in
environmental technician jobs, and track graduates
for one year. The training program will consist of
224 training hours in OSHA construction health and
safety, HAZWOPER, soil and groundwater
sampling, asbestos abatement, and computer-aided
design. Certifications also will be offered for six
courses in environmental sampling and site cleanup
methods. The primary trainers will be Risk Control
Consultants, ATC Associates, and the University of
Florida Center for Training, Research, and
Education for Environmental Occupations.
Numerous environmental firms, including ATC
Associates, Metcalf & Eddy, and Cherokee
Enterprises, have committed to hire program
graduates and provide internships. The Florida
Brownfields Association and Goldstein Brownfields
Foundation will provide mentoring to students.
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 4 Brownfields Team
(404) 562-8792
EPA Region 4 Brownfields Web site
(http: //www. epa.gov/region4/waste/bf)
Grant Recipient: City of Miami,FL
(305)416-1453
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 560-F-09-484
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