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Brownfields JT Program, BFJT
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Brownfield sites are real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. Job Training Grants allow nonprofits, local governments, and other eligible organizations to provide environmental training for residents impacted by brownfield sites in their communities. Brownfields Job Training Coalition grants are designed for one “lead” eligible entity to partner with one or more eligible entities that do not have the capacity to apply for and manage their own EPA cooperative agreement and otherwise would not have access to Brownfields Grant resources. An eligible entity (either as an individual applicant or as the lead coalition member) may request up to $500,000 for up to a 5-year performance period). These grants allow eligible entities to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of areas affected by the presence of brownfield sites. Grant recipients can allocate up to 40% of the total award for participant support costs related to transportation for trainees, childcare, and compensation for trainees to participate in the training. A critical part of the Brownfields Job Training program is to further environmental justice by ensuring that all residents living in communities historically affected by economic disinvestment, health disparities, and disproportionate and adverse exposures to environmental contamination, which may include low-income, minority, Tribal and Indigenous communities, have an opportunity to reap the benefits of revitalization and environmental cleanup. This program builds strong partnerships and local capacity to assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfield sites. Job Training Grants may be funded under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Recipients will be required to report program accomplishments for IIJA-funded activities in the Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment, Exchange System (ACRES) and collected data will be used to demonstrate successful implementation of the program. EPA intends to use this grant opportunity to support the creation of good-paying jobs with the free and fair choice to join a union and the incorporation of strong labor standards and workforce programs, in particular Registered Apprenticeship Programs, pre-apprenticeship programs (that have a direct connection to a Registered Apprenticeship Program), Labor-Management Partnerships, partnerships with community colleges, Local Hire agreements in project planning stages to the extent authorized by 2 CFR § 200.319, and program delivery and similar proven workforce training programs.
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In FY16, 49 proposals were received and 18 were funded. Grant awards were made at approximately $200,000 each. na
In FY17, 54 proposals were received and 14 were funded. Grant awards were made at approximately $200,000 each. Information on program accomplishments can be found at: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfields-program-accomplishments-and-benefits
To date, EPA has funded 414 job training grants totaling approximately $105.5 million through the Brownfields Job Training Program, previously also known as the Environmental Workforce Job Development Training Program. As of March 2024, approximately 21,700 individuals have completed training, and over 16,200 of those graduates obtained employment in the environmental field, earning average starting wages of over $15 per hour. Over the last 5 years, the average starting wage was approximately $21 per hour. This equates to a cumulative placement rate of approximately 75% since the program was created in 1998.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
