I JBt | Brownfields 2009 Job Training Grant Fact Sheet
Los Angeles Conservation Corps
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
January 11, 2002, President George W. Bush signed into
law the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act. Under the Brownfields 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 Los Angeles Conservation Corps (LACC) was
selected to receive a job training grant. Based in Los
Angeles (population 4,018,080), LACC will target
residents of the city's 19-square-mile Empowerment Zone
(EZ). The EZ's poverty rate is 41 percent, compared to 10
percent citywide, and the unemployment rate within the
EZ is 19 percent, compared to eight percent citywide.
Within the EZ, the city currently is cleaning up three
brownfields that once supported industrial parks and
junkyards. Los Angeles estimates that there are thousands
of vacant or underused brownfields along its commercial
and industrial corridors. The large number of potential
cleanup sites, together with the city's extensive use of
first-source hiring practices, will help drive the demand
for green jobs for graduates of LACC's job training
program.
Job Training Grant
$200,000
EPA has selected the Los Angeles Conservation
Corps (LACC) for a job training grant. Students
will be recruited from the city's impoverished EZ.
LACC plans to train and graduate 60 students,
place at least 48 graduates in environmental
technician jobs, and track students for at least one
year. The training program will consist of three,
254-hour training cycles that include coursework
in HAZWOPER, environmental technologies, lead
and asbestos abatement, refinery safety overview,
forklift training, and general industry standards.
Four certifications will be offered. Primary
trainers will include licensed and experienced
instructors. LACC will work with WorkSource
California to place graduates in environmental jobs
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
(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
negotiated. Therefore, activities described in this
fact sheet are subject to change.
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