Brownfields 2010 Job Training Grant  Fact Sheet
               JFYNetWorks, Boston, MA
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. In
2002, the Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownfields Revitalization Act was passed to help
states and communities around the country cleanup and
revitalize brownfields sites. 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. Additionally, funding support is
provided to state and tribal response programs through
a separate mechanism.

Community Description

JFYNetWorks was selected to receive a job training
grant. JFYNetWorks is a community-based education
and training organization based in Boston. This grant
will target unemployed and underemployed residents of
the Cities of Boston and Chelsea (combined population
644,103). Boston, which is a federally designated
Empowerment Zone, and Chelsea both face challenges
of disinvestment, environmental contamination, and
urban blight. The poverty rate is 17 percent in Boston,
where 43 percent of residents are minorities. The
poverty  rate is 23.3 percent in Chelsea, where 48
percent of residents are minorities. The  Massachusetts
Department of Environmental Protection estimates that
there are more than 800 brownfields in the working
class neighborhoods of Boston, and at least 90 in
Chelsea. According to the state, general waste
management and cleanup services is one of the region's
fastest-growing industries,  with 22 percent growth
projected through 2016. JFYNetWorks' advisory board,
which includes potential employers, has affirmed that
the program's certifications are the most marketable for
their hiring  needs.
                   Job Training Grant

                   $200,000

                   EPA has selected JFYNetWorks for a job training
                   grant. JFYNetWorks plans to train 36 students, place
                   at least 29 graduates in environmental jobs, and
                   track graduates for a minimum of one year. The
                   training program will consist of four 14-week,
                   265-hour training cycles that will be supplemented
                   by an additional 116 hours of life skills training
                   provided in-kind by partners. Trainees will receive
                   certifications in 40-hour FfAZWOPER, confined
                   space entry, lead safe renovator, asbestos abatement
                   worker, mold remediation, and construction safety.
                   Primary trainers will be JFYNetWorks staff. With
                   the help of several community partners, students will
                   be recruited from among unemployed and
                   underemployed residents of brownfields-impacted
                   communities in Boston and Chelsea. To place
                   graduates in environmental jobs, JFYNetWorks will
                   work with its advisory board, which includes
                   employers who have agreed to hire graduates, and a
                   variety of other employers who have ongoing
                   relationships with the organization. Both Boston and
                   Chelsea have local hiring incentives in place.

                   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
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  Environmental
  Protection Agency
  Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
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