The Environmental Department is offering grants for workforce development and job training programs to assist unemployed individuals in securing full-time employment in the environmental field. This grant focuses on solid and hazardous waste remediation, environmental health and safety, and wastewater-related training. Eligible entities, including non-profit organizations, are encouraged to apply to recruit, train, and place residents who are unemployed or under-employed. Priority is given to targeting dislocated workers or those severely under-employed in the community. The closing date for proposals is April 09, 2013.
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:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Environment |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 12 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 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 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Apr 09, 2013 |
| 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:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 66.815 |
| Competition ID: | NONE |
| Competition Title: | None |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00166990 |
| Opening Date: | Feb 27, 2013 |
| Closing Date: | Apr 09, 2013 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Joe Bruss, E-mail: bruss.joseph@epa.gov; Phone: 202-566-2772 |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] |
| optional_forms | Other Attachments Form [V1.1] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.815 | NONE | None | PKG00166990 | Feb 27, 2013 | Apr 09, 2013 | View | Joe Bruss, E-mail: bruss.joseph@epa.gov; Phone: 202-566-2772 | Organization Applicants |