| ^ \ Brownfields 2015 Job Training Grant Fact Sheet \ - ? Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, Wl c<* 7 EPA Brownfields Program In 2010, the EPA's Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization (OBLR) led an effort to more closely collaborate with other programs within the Agency on workforce development and job training. Program offices now participating in the expanded initiative include the Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR), Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI), Center for Program Analysis (CPA), Innovation, Partnerships, and Communication Office (IPCO), Office of Wastewater Management (OWM), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP), the Office of Emergency Management (OEM), and the Urban Waters Program. This initiative was created to develop a job training cooperative agreement opportunity that includes expanded training in other environmental media outside the traditional scope of brownfields hazardous waste assessment and cleanup. As a result of this effort, the Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training program now allows applicants to deliver a broader array of training in the environmental field, in addition to the traditional brownfields hazardous waste and petroleum training historically provided. Through the expanded Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training program, graduates develop wider skill sets that improve their ability to secure full-time, sustainable employment in various aspects of hazardous and solid waste management and within the larger environmental field, including water quality improvement and chemical safety. This effort also gives communities more flexibility to provide different types of environmental training based on local employers' hiring needs. Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training grant funds are provided to nonprofit organizations and other eligible entities to recruit, train, and place residents from solid and hazardous waste-impacted communities, including low-income and minority, unemployed, and underemployed individuals. To date, EPA has funded 256 job training grants totaling over $54 million through the former Brownfields Job Training program and Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training program. As of April 2015, more than 13,800 individuals have completed training, and of those, more than 10,000 have obtained employment in the environmental field, with an average starting hourly wage of $14.18. This equates to a cumulative placement rate of approximately 72% since the program was created in 1998. Job Training Grant $192,300.00 EPA has selected the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board for an Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training grant. The Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board plans to train 40 students and place at least 35 graduates in environmental jobs. The core training program includes 212 hours of instruction in 40-hour HAZWOPER, asbestos operations and maintenance, lead-safe renovator, mold remediation worker, lead worker, blood-borne pathogens, first aid/CPR, and commercial driver's license. Participants who complete the core training will earn seven state or federal certifications. Hie Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board is targeting underemployed and unemployed residents of Milwaukee's city-designated Complete Milwaukee zone. This area represents a subset of Milwaukee hardest hit by unemployment, poverty, and disinvestment. Key partners include the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Housing Authority, Milwaukee Christian Center, Northcott Neighborhood House, Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership/BIG STEP, and several environmental and community-based organizations. 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)886-4747 EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gov/region5brownfields/) Grant Recipient: Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, WI (414)270-1700 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 subject to change. United States _ . w__tp Environmental EPA 560-F-15-040 Protection Agency Re™S (51<»T) M»»2015 Washington, DC 20450 Kesponse (Si us ) ------- |