The Environmental Protection Agency is offering grants for environmental workforce development and job training programs to assist local unemployed and under-employed residents in securing full-time employment in the environmental field. The focus areas include solid and hazardous waste remediation, environmental health and safety, and wastewater-related training. Additional funding preference may be given to applicants offering other environmental training programs beyond brownfields hazardous waste. Proposals from eligible entities, including nonprofit organizations, are welcomed to support this initiative. The closing date for submissions is February 3, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 270229
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-OSWER-OBLR-15-01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | ENVIRONMENTAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB TRAINING (EWDJT) GRANTS |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 17 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.815 — Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Cooperative Agreements |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 08, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 03, 2015 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 03, 2015 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Archive Date: | Mar 05, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $3,400,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
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 nonprofit 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. In Fiscal Year 2015 (FY15), EPA anticipates providing some funding preference to applicants who choose to deliver other types of environmental training, beyond brownfields hazardous waste, as referenced in Section I.B and as referenced in Section V.C. |
| Link to Additional Information: | ENVIRONMENTAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB TRAINING (EWDJT) GRANTS |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Joe Bruss;
U.S EPA; Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization; 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (MC 5105-T); Washington, DC 20460 Phone: (202) 566-2772. Email:bruss.joseph@epa.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 270229 Full Announcement-1 -> epa-oswer-oblr-15-01.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Joe Bruss; U.S EPA; Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization; 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (MC 5105-T); Washington, DC 20460 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 | PKG00210524 | Dec 08, 2014 | Feb 03, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
270229 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
270229 Project-1.1.pdf
270229 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
270229 Other-1.1.pdf
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