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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. 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.
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 274 job training grants
totaling over $57 million through the Environmental
Workforce Development and Job Training program. As of
May 2017, more than 16,300 individuals have completed
training, and of those, almost 12,000 have obtained
employment in the environmental field, an average starting
wage of over $14 an hour. This equates to a cumulative
placement rate of approximately 73% since the program was
created in 1998.
Job Training Grant
$200,000.00
EPA has selected People United for Sustainable Housing, Inc. (PUSH)
for an Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training grant.
PUSH plans to train 42 students and place at least 35 graduates in
environmental jobs. The core training program includes 116 hours of
instruction in 40-hour HAZWOPER, roots of success, OSHA 10-hour
construction, and OSHA 16-hour confined space. Additional courses
include 275 hours of instruction in courses under four special tracks:
environmental worker, clean energy, energy efficiency, and green
infrastructure. PUSH will provide assistance to students to guide them in
selecting the appropriate track. Participants who complete the training
program can earn a total of nine state and federal certifications. PUSH is
targeting unemployed and underemployed residents from the east and
west side neighborhoods of Buffalo. Key partners include the Savarino
Companies LLC, Montante Solar, Solar Liberty, New Buffalo Impact,
and Green Top.
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 2 Brownfields Team
(212)637-3260
EPA Region 2 Brownfields Web site
(https: //www. epa. go v/bro wnfields/brownfie
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Grant Recipient: People United for Sustainable Housing, Inc., NY
(716)884-0356
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.
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