This grant is for funding programs that equip unemployed and under-employed individuals with essential skills for full-time employment in the environmental sector. Eligible non-profit organizations are invited to propose projects focused on recruiting, training, and placing local residents. Key training areas include solid and hazardous waste remediation, environmental health and safety, and wastewater-related operations. The initiative also targets dislocated workers, such as those affected by manufacturing plant closures, ensuring they gain the necessary expertise to secure stable jobs and contribute to environmental protection and remediation efforts within their communities.
Opportunity ID: 223174
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-OSWER-OBLR-13-03 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 12 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.815 — Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Cooperative Agreements |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 27, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 09, 2013 Please refer to the announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 09, 2013 Please refer to the announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Archive Date: | May 09, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,400,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
| Award Floor: | $200,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Environmental Protection Agency |
| 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. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Joe Bruss, Phone: 202-566-2772
Email:bruss.joseph@epa.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Joe Bruss, Phone: 202-566-2772 Email: bruss.joseph@epa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.815 | NONE | None | PKG00166990 | Feb 27, 2013 | Apr 09, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
223174 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
223174 Project-1.1.pdf
223174 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
223174 Other-1.1.pdf
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