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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
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 Los Angeles Conservation Corps was selected to
receive a job training grant. Based in Los Angeles
(population 4,018,080), the Corps will target residents in
the city's federally designated Empowerment Zone, with a
focus on the Wilmington and Pacoima communities. In
Wilmington, 25 percent of families live at or below the
poverty level, and 90.7 percent of residents are minorities.
In Pacoima, 17 percent of families live at or below the
poverty level, and 89.2 percent of residents are minorities.
Pacoima is home to four Superfund sites and several
brownfields. The state reports that jobs in the construction
trades will increase by eight percent in Los Angeles
County between 2004 and 2014, and the Mayor of Los
Angeles supports programs that promote a greener and
more sustainable city. The Corps expects these trends and
the city's first-source hiring agreements will increase the
demand for skilled workers trained in green practices and
environmental technologies.
                                                    Job Training Grant
                                                    $500,000
                                                    EPA has selected the Los Angeles Conservation
                                                    Corps for a job training grant. The Corps plans to
                                                    train 100 participants, place 80 graduates in
                                                    environmental jobs, and track graduates for one
                                                    year after job placement. The training program
                                                    will consist of four 10-week cycles of 400 hours
                                                    per cycle. Courses will include HAZWOPER,
                                                    asbestos and lead abatement, weatherization, and
                                                    energy audit certifications. Each area of training
                                                    will provide participants with certifications needed
                                                    to take advantage of jobs created by the
                                                    assessment and cleanup of brownfields. To place
                                                    graduates in jobs, the Corps will work with its
                                                    26-member Vocational Services Advisory Board,
                                                    which includes employers, trade unions, and
                                                    training firms. It also will work with WorkSource
                                                    Centers in Los Angeles County to match graduates
                                                    with employers in the environmental remediation
                                                    field.
                                                    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 9 Brownfields Team
                                                    (415) 972-3091
                                                    EPA Region 9 Brownfields Web site
                                                    (http://www.epa.gov/region9/bro wnfields)

                                                    Grant Recipient: Los Angeles Conservation
                                                    Corps,CA
                                                    (213) 749-3601 ext 204

                                                    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
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
                                 Solid Waste
                                 and Emergency
                                 Response (5105T)
EPA 560-F-09-493
    August 2009

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                                                             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-09-493
     August 2009

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