In 1998, the NIEHS awarded, through an interagency agreement
with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), $3 million for the
development of brownfields environmental job training programs targeting
underrepresented minorities at 11 of the 16 Brownfields Showcase Communities. The
11 communities are:
Lowell, Massachusetts
Chicago, Illinois
Kansas City, Missouri
Baltimore, Maryland
Eastward Ho!, Florida
Dallas, Texas
Los Angeles, California
East Palo Alto, California
Portland, Oregon
St. Paul, Minnesota
Salt Lake City, Utah
The current Brownfields Minority Worker Training Programs focus on the
development of specialized Minority Worker Training Programs that provide
training to disadvantaged residents surrounding the approximately 300
Brownfields Assessment Pilots as listed by the US Environmental Protection
Agency, not just the Showcase Communities. Major program goals are:
Use the Minority Worker Training Program as a model to train and
recruit community members for environmental job training opportunities
associated with brownfield sites across the country.
Establish collaborative programs in the form of partnerships and
sub-agreements with the Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilots
to promote this initiative on the local level. There must evidence
of partnership with organizations specifically the Brownfields Pilot
Communities. A complete listing of eligibility Brownfields Pilots with
descriptions of each program can be found at
http://www.epa.gov//swerosps/bf/pilotlst.htm(http://www.epa.gov/swerosps/bf/pilotlst.htm) .
Provide training up to five (5) Brownfields pilots under one application.
Recruit program participants from all age groups.
Ensure that actual training activity occurs in a close proximity
of the Brownfields Pilot Community such that extensive travel funds
are not incurred for the purposes of administrating the program.
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