Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants (EWDJT)
This program allows nonprofits, local governments and other organizations to recruit, train, and place unemployed and under-employed residents of areas affected by the presence of brownfields. These green jobs reduce environmental contamination and build more sustainable futures for communities. The program requires that training be provided in Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response for all participants, so it may not be appropriate for all workforce development programs.
Providence, RI
The Hope Tree Nursery was the US’s first tree nursery opened on a former brownfield as part of a multi-year green jobs training and community development effort.
Eligibility for accessing funds
Nonprofit organizations, local governments and government entities, State governments, Tribal governments, Workforce Investment Board, Colleges and Universities
Park Funding Use