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EPA Brownfields Job Training Grants.

Competitive grants help eligible organizations train unemployed and underemployed residents for environmental careers connected to brownfield work.

Offered byU.S. Environmental Protection Agencyverified 2026-07-10

Overview

What it does.

A Chester-area workforce, nonprofit, educational, or public partnership can use this program to build a local environmental workforce. Participants receive training through the funded organization rather than applying to EPA as individuals.

Best for: A regional training partnership linked to brownfield cleanup and environmental employers.

Eligibility

Who and what may qualify.

Eligible applicants

  • Eligible nonprofits, local governments, and other entities specified by the competition

Applicants excluded by the source

  • Individuals seeking tuition directly

Eligible uses

  • Environmental remediation and safety training
  • Recruitment
  • Job placement and employment support tied to environmental careers

Uses excluded by the source

  • Training without a direct connection to brownfield assessment, cleanup, reuse preparation, or related environmental work

Application

How to start.

  1. Build an employer-informed curriculum and placement plan.
  2. Confirm organizational eligibility.
  3. Apply through a future EPA Job Training competition.

Timing: The FY 2026 competition closed September 26, 2025.

Planning notes

Limits to account for.

  • Courses must have a direct connection to brownfield or related environmental work.
  • Individuals do not apply directly.

Can complement workforce board, community college, and employer resources.

Evidence

Official sources.