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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)
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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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