Brownfields
2001
Job Training
Fact Sheet
Boston Connects People to Economic Opportunity, Inc. Boston, MA
Grant Recipient Information
Name: City of Boston
Phone:
(617) 918-5225
Website:
EPA Information
Region: EPA Region
1 Brownfields Team
Phone:
(617) 918-1424
Website: http://www.epa.gov/region1/brownfields
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Publication Information
Office:
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Land and Emergency Management (5105T)
Washington, D.C. 20460
Publication Number:
EPA 500-F-00-270
Publication Date:
December 2000
Overview of the EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields. A brownfield site is real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. On January 11, 2002, President George W. Bush signed into law the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act. Under the Brownfields Law, EPA provides financial assistance to eligible applicants through four competitive grant programs: assessment grants, revolving loan fund grants, cleanup grants, and job training grants. Additionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal response programs through a separate mechanism.
The Pilot will train 90 participants as environmental technicians. Students will be recruited from neighborhoods within Boston's Empowerment Zone, within which active and projected brownfields cleanup and redevelopment projects have created a strong demand for environmental technicians.
For further information, including specific grant contacts, additional grant information, brownfields news and events, and publications and links, visit the EPA Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gov/brownfields).
The information presented in this fact sheet comes from the grant application; EPA cannot attest to the accuracy of the information. The cooperative agreement is negotiated after the selection announcement. Therefore, the funding amount and activities described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
