FY12 Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grant - Request for Proposals (RFP) - deadline April 12, 2012

EPA 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 EPA‘s anticipated substantial involvement in the financial assistance agreements awarded under these guidelines.

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ENVIRONMENTAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB TRAINING GRANTS