The Environmental Protection Agency is offering grants to support organizations in providing environmental workforce development and job training programs. These programs aim to train unemployed and under-employed individuals for full-time employment in the environmental field, focusing on waste remediation, environmental health, safety, and wastewater-related training. Proposals should align with the outlined training requirements but allow flexibility in curriculum design to address local labor market needs. The grants, awarded as cooperative agreements, involve EPA’s significant involvement in the financial assistance provided. Deadline for submissions is April 12, 2012.
Opportunity ID: 145741
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | EPA-OSWER-OBLR-12-03 |
| 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:: | 14 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 66.815 — Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Cooperative Agreements |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date:: | Feb 23, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Feb 23, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Apr 12, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Apr 12, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | May 12, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 2,800,000 |
| 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 3 of the announcement for 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.While Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants require that certain types of training be provided, as outlined in Section III.C., Threshold Eligibility Criteria, applicants may design their own curricula and choose what types of supplemental environmental training they want to deliver as referenced in Section I.B., Use of Grant Funds. EPA encourages applicants to develop their curricula based on local labor market assessments and employers hiring needs.For the purposes of these guidelines, the term “grant” refers to the cooperative agreement that EPA will award to a successful applicant. Please refer to Section II.C. for a description of EPAs anticipated substantial involvement in the financial assistance agreements awarded under these guidelines. |
| 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 3 | Feb 23, 2012 | |
| Synopsis 2 | ||
| 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: | |
| Competition Title: | |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00099078 |
| Opening Date: | Feb 23, 2012 |
| Closing Date: | Apr 12, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Please see Section VII of the announcement for a list of the Agency Contacts by Region. |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
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Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Other Attachments Form [V1.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] |
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Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.815 | PKG00099078 | Feb 23, 2012 | Apr 12, 2012 | View | Please see Section VII of the announcement for a list of the Agency Contacts by Region. | Organization Applicants |