Deadline
Two months: Mar 18, 2011 Amount Available
Small: $4,000,000 Number of Awards
Medium: 13 Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
FOA #
EPA-OSWER-OBLR-11-01
Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants The Basics: The Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) Grants Program supports environmental assessment and cleanup job skills training cooperative agreements that include expanded training in other environmental media outside the traditional scope of just brownfields.
Previously known as the Brownfields Job Training Grants Program, the transition to EWDJT grants expands the grant program’s scope beyond just environmental assessment and cleanup job skills. Proposed projects are expected to take the local community into con- More information is available at
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Planning and Local Technical Assistance Programs Opportunity a Comprehensive Economic Development (CED) plan will allow The Local Technical Assistance the local community to more efProgram helps community leaders fectively pursue additional funds create regional economic developfrom the EDA and other agencies. ment plans in order to stimulate and Total funds will be divided beguide the economic development efforts of a community or region. tween the six regional offices. Subject to the availability of appropriTechnical assistance grants are ations, there will be approximately perfect for smaller communities to 4.5 projects per region. § pursue because they can generally More information is available at demonstrate the greatest need for http://goo.gl/VmKqH such technical assistance. A typical project might include figuring out how to better utilize an abandoned facility in the area in keeping with a larger regional strategy. An additional positive aspect of this program is that once created,
The Basics:
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sideration when developing the proposed curriculum. In addition to brownfields-standard hazardous and solid waste remediation and health and safety training, additional curricula include innovative and alternative treatment technologies, leaking underground storage tank prevention, and training related to solid waste management or cleanup. In FY10 this program had $78.9 million to award. However, this was an abnormally large amount; in FY09 and FY08 the program had just $6.8 and $2.5 million respectively. This year the program has returned to its usual levels at $4 million which should yield slightly more than ten awards. §
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Deadline
Rolling
Amount Available
Small: $1,350,000 Number of Awards
Medium: 27 Agency
Economic Development Agency
FOA #
EDA11242010PAT