FY16 ENVIRONMENTAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB TRAINING (EWDJT) GRANTS
Posted by Environmental Protection Agency
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — FY16 ENVIRONMENTAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB TRAINING (EWDJT) GRANTS — is cataloged under number EPA-OSWER-OBLR-16-01 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 66.815, posted by Environmental Protection Agency. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on November 13, 2015 and last updated on November 18, 2015. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $200,000. The agency has projected $3.5 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 18 awards. If the agency funds the expected 18 awards from the $3.5 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $194,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on January 14, 2016. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully — federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed — it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities.
Award Range
Up to $200,000
Close Date
January 14, 2016
Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
Posted
November 13, 2015
Est. Total Funding
$3,500,000
Expected Awards
18
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits proposals from eligible entities, including nonprofit organizations, to deliver environmental workforce development andjob training programs that recruit, train, and place local, unemployed and under-employed residents with the skills needed to secure full-time employment in the environmental field, with afocus on solid and hazardous waste remediation, environmental health and safety, integrated pestmanagement, and wastewater-related training.While Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training grants require that Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) training be provided to all individuals being trained, as outlined in Section III.C., applicants may design their own curricula and choose what types of supplemental environmental training they want to deliver as referenced in Section I.C. Additionally, under this competition, applicants also may choose to deliver training in various other environmental media as referenced in Section I.B. EPA encouragesapplicants to develop their curricula based on local labor market assessments and employers’hiring needs, while also delivering comprehensive training that results in graduates securing multiple certifications.For the purposes of these guidelines, the term “grant” refers to the cooperative agreement that EPA will award to a successful applicant. Please refer to Section II.C for a description of EPA’s anticipated substantial involvement in the financial assistance agreements awarded under these guidelines.NOTE: EPA also urges applicants to review the Frequently Asked Questions, which can befound at: www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-11/documents/fy16_ewdjt_faqs.pdf.
Eligibility
25
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Parent Grant Program
Brownfields Job Training Grants
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Agency Contact
EPA Oregon Operations Office; <br/>Attn: Joseph Bruss; <br/>805 SW Broadway, Suite 500; <br/>MS: OOO; <br/>Portland, OR 97205; <br/>Phone:(503) 326-5874
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