^    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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