FY27 Brownfields Job Training (JT) Grants
EPA cooperative agreements fund eligible entities to recruit, train, and place local unemployed or underemployed residents for full-time environmental jobs supporting brownfield cleanup and revitalization.
⚑ Eligibility is not stated in the excerpt; see Section 2 of the full NOFO. · Cooperative agreement, not a simple grant; EPA may have substantial involvement. · Focus is workforce training and placement, not research. · Award ceiling is $300,000.
This is primarily a workforce-training and placement grant for environmental cleanup jobs, not a social-behavioral research project. IPPRA’s fit is low because the team studies public risk perception, warning communication, energy/climate attitudes, and policy evaluation rather than running job-training or economic-development programs.
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Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 40 partial | portfolio topic: environment (primary); signature methods: community engaged; social/behavioral work is minor; funds training education, not research (capped); eligibility unclear — verify in the NOFO; capped at 40 (non-research funding) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 25 weak | technical depth: substantial; funds training education (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 10 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
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.”
Eligibility
See section 2 of the full funding opportunity for eligibility requirements.
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Dannell Brown Grants Specialist <Eisenhauer.Emily@epa.gov>
Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.
Proposal shell · Federal (generic) conventions SEE A FEDERAL EXAMPLE →
Funder-faithful document skeletons — Federal (generic)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.