Brownfields Job Training (JT) Grants
🏛 Environmental Protection Agency
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Can you apply?
This grant is for nonprofits, workforce agencies, and community organizations that deliver environmental job training. Applicants must serve local, unemployed, or underemployed residents in brownfield communities. The program supports training in environmental remediation, waste management, green infrastructure, and site preparation skills.
Geographic scope is national. Eligible applicants typically include 501(c)(3) nonprofits, community colleges, workforce boards, and governmental entities. Recipients must demonstrate capacity to recruit, train, and place participants in environmental jobs.
Training programs must connect to brownfield cleanup and community revitalization. Participants should gain credentials or employment in environmental fields like hazardous waste assessment, stormwater management, or green infrastructure installation.
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Program description
This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits applications from eligible entities to deliver Brownfields Job Training programs that recruit, train, and place local, unemployed, and underemployed residents with the skills needed to secure full-time employment in the environmental field.
Brownfields Job Training Grants fund training programs that strengthen local workforces by preparing program graduates for environmental jobs that support cleanup and revitalization efforts in their own communities.
Training may include a range of brownfield-related environmental skills such as the assessment and cleanup of solid and hazardous waste; chemical risk management; stormwater management relating to site cleanup; planning and site preparation for low-impact development activities; site preparation for green infrastructure installation; and vulnerability assessment and contamination mitigation planning.
Please carefully review Section 4.E. of these guidelines, Section IV of EPA NOFO Clauses, and the Frequently Asked Questions, which can be found at https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/frequently-asked-questions-about-brownfields-job-training-jt-grants. A checklist of required application forms and documents is in Section 4.A.
For the purposes of these guidelines, the term “grant” refers to the cooperative agreement that EPA will award to a successful applicant. In this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), “Project” refers to the applicant’s proposed Brownfields Job Training effort to be funded under this competition. Unless otherwise noted, “training program” is used synonymously with “project.”
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
Demographic focus
How to apply
Application links
Key dates & requirements
Required documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- Project Narrative/Program Description
- Budget and Budget Narrative
- Organizational Capacity Documentation
- Letters of Support (Employer/Partner)
- Participant Recruitment Plan
- Job Placement Strategy
- Proof of Nonprofit Status (if applicable)
- Resumes of Key Project Staff
Program contact
- 👤 Dannell Brown Grants Specialist
- 📧 Eisenhauer.Emily@epa.gov
- 📞 202-250-8872
Funding track record
No recent recipient data available for CFDA 66.815 in our database.
This can happen for newer programs, programs that use non-standard award types (loans, direct payments, fellowships), or those funded through sub-agencies under different codes.
FAQ
Who can apply for this grant?
Nonprofits, community colleges, workforce boards, and local government agencies can apply. You must have capacity to deliver environmental job training and serve unemployed or underemployed residents.
What geographic areas does this cover?
This is a national program. Applications welcome from any U.S. state or territory with eligible training programs.
What types of training are supported?
Brownfield-related skills including hazardous waste assessment, cleanup, green infrastructure installation, stormwater management, and contamination mitigation planning.
When is the deadline?
September 23, 2026. This is a fixed deadline; rolling applications are not accepted.
What is the typical funding range?
Awards are estimated up to $300,000 per grant from a $6,000,000 funding pool. Exact amounts vary by application quality and available funds.
💡 Tips for applicants
- Clearly demonstrate how your training program connects to local brownfield cleanup and economic revitalization. Specific site examples strengthen competitiveness.
- Show strong placement outcomes. Include data on job placement rates, wages, and retention for similar programs you've operated.
- Build partnerships with environmental employers and brownfield site owners. Letters of support from hiring partners are highly competitive.
- Develop realistic recruitment and retention plans for unemployed and underemployed residents. Address barriers like transportation or childcare.
- Align training curricula with actual job market needs. Survey local employers about skill gaps in your target environmental sectors.
⚠️ Common mistakes
Applications lack demonstrated partnerships with environmental employers or brownfield site owners. Vague job placement strategies without specific employer commitments reduce competitiveness.
Weak recruitment plans that don't address real barriers facing unemployed/underemployed participants. Unrealistic participant recruitment numbers without evidence of capacity.
Budget narratives fail to clearly link training costs to learner outcomes and job placement. Insufficient detail on curriculum, credentials, or certifications participants will earn.
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