The RFA is for  nonprofit and other eligible organizations to recruit, train, and retain a local, skilled workforce by prioritizing unemployed and under-employed, including low-income individuals living in areas impacted by solid and hazardous waste in environmental jobs. With this grant program, students learn the skills and credentials needed to secure full-time, sustainable employment in the environmental field, including brownfields assessment and cleanup.

Communities have the flexibility to deliver eligible training that meets the local labor market demands of the environmental sector in their communities.  Since 1998, EPA has awarded 400 job training grants. With these grants, more than 20,600 individuals have completed training and over 15,300 individuals have been placed in careers related to land remediation and environmental health and safety.  This solicitation is being funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. EPA anticipates awarding approximately 24 Brownfields Job Training grants at amounts up to $500,000 per award. Applications will be due August 2, 2023.

Information on the Announcement, the Request for Application (RFA), and the Opportunity Notice on grants.gov can be found at: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/fy-2024-brownfields-job-training-jt-grants

EPA will host an outreach webinar for prospective applicants on Wednesday June 14, 2023, from 1:00-3:30pm ET. A recording of the webinar will be  available at a later date. To join the webinar, visit https://usepa.zoomgov.com/j/1603942069  at the time of the event. No registration is required. 

Posted June 12, 2023