The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded approximately $3.6 million to 18 grantees nationwide through its Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training program.
These grants will fund training programs in local nonprofit organizations, community colleges, cities, states, tribes, and counties that provide unemployed and under-employed individuals with the comprehensive skills and certifications needed to enter full-time careers in the environmental field. The funding also supports job placement and recruitment activities.
EPA made awards to the following organizations and communities:
- Hunters Point Family; San Francisco, Calif.
- City of Durham, N.C.
- Memphis Bioworks, Tenn.
- City of Milwaukee, Wis.
- Los Angeles Conservation Corps, Calif.
- Cypress Mandela Training Center; Oakland, Calif.
- St. Nicks Alliance; Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Civic Works; Baltimore, Md.
- Community Development Corporation of Tampa, Fla.
- Limitless Vistas; New Orleans, La.
- City of Camden, Ark.
- Energy Coordinating Agency; Philadelphia, Penn.
- Lewis and Clark County, Mont.
- Alaska Forum
- Northstar Center for Human Development; Hartford, Conn.
- City of Detroit, Mich.
- The Workplace, Inc.; Bridgeport, Conn.
- Mo-Kan Regional Council; St. Joseph, Mo.
While each grantee will develop their own training curriculum, graduates of the program will be able to participate in activities such as: land remediation, recycling, wastewater treatment, underground storage tank removal, and emergency response related work in their respective communities.
Fact Sheets for These Grant Awardees
Learn more about the Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Program