ENVIRONMENTAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB TRAINING GRANTS
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Assistance Listings
- 66.815 -- Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Cooperative Agreements
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits proposals from eligible entities, including non-profit organizations, to deliver environmental workforce development and job training programs that recruit, train, and place local, unemployed and under-employed residents with the skills needed to secure full-time employment in the environmental field, with a focus on solid and hazardous waste remediation, environmental health and safety, and wastewater-related training.While Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants require that certain types of training be provided,...
as outlined in Section III.C., Threshold Eligibility Criteria, applicants may design their own curricula and choose what types of supplemental environmental training they want to deliver as referenced in Section I.B., Use of Grant Funds. EPA encourages applicants to develop their curricula based on local labor market assessments and employers hiring needs.For the purposes of these guidelines, the term "grant" refers to the cooperative agreement that EPA will award to a successful applicant. Please refer to Section II.C. for a description of EPAs anticipated substantial involvement in the financial assistance agreements awarded under these guidelines.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
See Section 3 of the announcement for eligibility information.
Grantor contact information
Description
Joseph Bruss
Environmental Justice and Job Training Coordinator
Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Phone: (202) 566-2772
Joseph Bruss Email
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Link to additional information
Archived: May 12, 2012
Award
$2,800,000
Program Funding
14
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$200,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
EPA-OSWER-OBLR-12-03
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
--
Category of Funding Activity:
Environment
Category Explanation:
--
History
Version:
3
Posted date:
February 23, 2012
Archive date:
May 12, 2012
