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.
RFP# EPA-OSWER-OBLR-14-01 – Closing Date: February 13, 2014.
Click the links below for more information.
FY14 Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grant Guidelines
EPA Brownfields Apply for Funding Website
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