Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants

Post Date

February 27th 2013

Application Due Date

April 9th 2013

Please refer to the announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates.

Funding Opportunity Number

EPA-OSWER-OBLR-13-03

CFDA Number(s)

66.815

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Environment

Number of Awards

12

Eligibility Categories

Other

See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $2400000

• Award Range:

  $200000 - $200000

Grant 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. Under this competition, applicants may choose to serve dislocated workers, or those laid off as a result of recent manufacturing plant closures, as well as those severely under-employed or unemployed in the target community.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Environmental Protection Agency

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Joe Bruss, Phone: 202-566-2772

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Joseph Bruss

• Agency Email Address:

  bruss.joseph@epa.gov

• More Information:

  Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants