^ Brownfields 2010 Job Training Grant Fact Sheet
Cincinnati, OH
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
The City of Cincinnati was selected to receive a job
training grant. The city also is including Hamilton and
Butler Counties (combined population 1,203,134). These
counties include the Cities of Cincinnati, Hamilton, and
Middletown. Brownfields disproportionately impact
low-income, ethnic, and minority residents in the target
areas. Brownfields range from abandoned gas stations to
30-acre former manufacturing facilities. There are more
than 200 acres of brownfields to be assessed in
Middletown, which has a long history of paper and steel
manufacturing. The unemployment and poverty rates in
the area are higher than the state rates. In Cincinnati, 46.5
percent of residents are African-American. According to
the state, jobs for hazardous materials removal workers in
southwest Ohio will increase 31.8 percent by 2014,
demonstrating a demand for trainees. The City of
Cincinnati also has projected that there will be demand
through 2015 for specialized contractors with the skills of
program graduates.
Job Training Grant
$200,000
EPA has selected the City of Cincinnati for a job
training grant. Cincinnati plans to train 60
students, place 45 graduates in environmental
jobs, and track graduates for one year. The
training program will consist of four
six-and-a-half-week, 252-hour training cycles,
with two each in Hamilton and Butler Counties.
Trainees will receive certificates in 40-hour
HAZWOPER, OSHA confined space entry, and
OSHA site construction. Additional courses will
include lead and asbestos abatement, mold
remediation, and green construction practices. The
Butler Technology and Career Development
Schools will serve as the primary trainers.
Students will be recruited from among
unemployed and underemployed, minority, and
low-income residents of brownfields-impacted
communities in Hamilton and Butler Counties.
Cincinnati will work with local employers,
chambers of commerce, economic development
organizations, and labor unions to place graduates
in environmental jobs. The city also will promote
local tax and other incentives to increase
employment opportunities for program graduates.
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 5 Brownfields Team
(312)886-7576
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfiel ds)
Grant Recipient: City of Cincinnati,OH
(513) 352-4982 ext 102
The information presented in this fact sheet comes
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA 560-F-10-251
April 2010
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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-10-251
April 2010
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