Brownfields and Land Revitalization

Annual Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training grants allow nonprofit and other organizations to recruit, train, and place predominantly low-income and minority, unemployed and under-employed people living in areas affected by solid and hazardous waste. Residents learn the skills needed to secure full-time, sustainable employment in the environmental field, including assessment and cleanup. These green jobs reduce environmental contamination and build more sustainable futures for communities.

Note: some of the documents below refer to the program’s old name, the "Brownfields Job Training Grants Program."

• Grant Information
• Brownfields Job Development and Training Toolbox
• Reports & Success Stories
• Other Grant & Funding Opportunities
• Resources & Information

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Grant Information

• Grant Announcements
• Grant Fact Sheets
• Apply for Funding (Most Recent Proposal Guidelines)
• For Current Job Training Grantees, Report Grant Activities in ACRES

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Brownfields Job Development and Training Toolbox

• The Brownfields Toolbox was created by the Hazardous Materials Training and Research Institute (HMTRI). It gives EPA's Brownfields stakeholders the knowledge and tools necessary to maximize environmental job development, education, and employment opportunities. It offers information on how to conduct a job training program including links to sample curricula, Professional Learning Community (PLC) resources, placement of graduates, and community marketing.
• To subscribe to the HMTRI Brownfields Job Training Program listserv, send an e-mail to HMTRI (ghanne@eicc.edu) with your grant name and contact information.
• Current Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training grantees can send an e-mail to HMTRI (ghanne@eicc.edu) with their grant name and contact information to join the HMTRI listserv, which promotes discussion of job training issues among grantees.

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Reports & Success Stories

• Brownfields Job Training Success Stories, April 2011 (PDF) (7 pp, 930K, about PDF)
• Job Training Grant Brochure, March 2011 (PDF) (2 pp, 1M, about PDF)
• Job Training Report: "Improving Land and Lives: 10 Years of Investment in EPA's Job Training Program" (PDF) (20 pp, 994K, about PDF)
  This report describes the history of EPA's Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants Program, what made individual grantee programs successful, and some of the challenges those grantees faced. It also highlights individuals whose lives were forever changed by their participation in the Program.
• Job Training Success Stories

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Other Grant & Funding Opportunities

• Grants.gov
• National Institutes for Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration
• U.S. Department of Labor Microenterprise Grants Program

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Resources & Information

• The Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center
• American Association of Community Colleges
• American Green Jobs
• Apollo Alliance
• Brownfields Toolbox
• Career Onestop
• Community Training and Response Center
• Green for All
• Home Builders Institute
• Interstate Renewable Energy Council
• National Association of Workforce Boards
• National Council for Work Experience
• National Council for Workforce Education
• National Environmental Health Association
• Online Curricula Database
• Transportation Workforce Development
• The United States Conference of Mayors Workforce Development Council
• U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education
• U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
• U.S. Department of Labor, Workforce Investment
• U.S. EPA, Office of Environmental Justice
• U.S. EPA, State and Local Climate and Energy Program

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