List of Eligible and Ineligible Brownfield Job Training Courses
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Example Eligible Training Courses
Example Training Courses that may be eligible but need a specific connection to facilitating the inventory of brownfield sites, site assessments, remediation of brownfield sites, community involvement, or site preparation
Example Ineligible Training Courses
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The lists below are intended to be illustrative and not exhaustive. This document presents the Agency’s preliminary guidance to eligible courses and is a living document which may be revised and updated. It is recommended that users check back frequently.
The detailed description of what is provided in the applicant's application, in response to the Brownfields Job Training Request for Applications, will be used to determine whether the proposed training course is eligible or not. All training must have a direct connection to facilitating the inventory of brownfield sites, site assessments, remediation of brownfield sites, community involvement, or site preparation.
Eligible Training Courses with Brownfields Job Training Grant Funds
| 10-Hour Site Safety Training | GIS for Environmental Tech |
| 40-Hour HAZWOPER | Global Hazard Communication |
| 8-Hour HAZWOPER Supervisor | Green Infrastructure I: Fundamentals of Building Green |
| All Appropriate Inquiries (AAI) | Green Infrastructure II: Healthy Housing Principles |
| Asbestos Abatement Worker | Hazardous Waste Management and Shipping |
| Asbestos Building Inspector/Management Planner | H2S in Oil and Gas Production |
| Asbestos Handler | Hazardous Waste Management and RCRA |
| Asbestos Inspection | HAZMAT |
| Asbestos O&M Class III | Intro to Soils and Groundwater |
| ASTM Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments | Lab Overview |
| Blueprint Reading | Landscape Restoration |
| Chemical Safety Awareness | Lead and Asbestos |
| Climate Change/Resiliency | Lead Renovation |
| Commercial Drivers License/Hazardous Waste Transport/ Forklift | Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting |
| Welding, Cutting, and Hot Work | Lead-Based Paint Inspection |
| Communicable Disease Prevention | Lead-Based Paint Inspector/Risk Assessor |
| Composting and Soil Amending | Line Locating |
| Confined Space Entry | Mold Remediation |
| Confined Space Entry and Non-Entry Rescue | Oil and Gas Remediation Processes |
| Confined Space Entry Tier 11 Rescue | OSHA 10 |
| Conservation Job Readiness | OSHA 30 |
| CPR/First Aid | OSHA 8-hour Confined Space Entry |
| CPR/First Aid/AED | OSHA Construction Industry Health and Safety Program |
| Disaster Site Worker | OSHA Construction/General Industry Outreach |
| DOT Hazardous Materials | OSHA Disaster Site Worker |
| Drilling/Groundwater Sampling Demonstrations | OSHA Lead in Construction |
| Drilling/Soil Sampling Demonstrations | Pesticide Worker Protection Standards |
| Eco-Community Build Action | Phase I and II Environmental Assessments |
| Eco-Community Build Engagement | Phytoremediation |
| Ecological Restoration and Revegetation of Brownfields | Powered Industrial Truck Operator |
| Electrical Exposure and Power Lines | Protection from Wildfire Smoke |
| Emergency Response | Radiation Safety |
| Enhanced EH&S | RCRA Hazardous Waste Management |
| Environmental Awareness/Sustainable Practices/Community Issues/Environmental Justice concepts and local issues and impacts | Refinery Safety-BAT Card |
| Environmental Data Analysis | Risk Assessments |
| Environmental Justice | Sample Planning |
| Environmental Sampling | Sampling and Testing/Chemistry for Environmental Technicians |
| Environmental Sampling/Monitoring | Sampling, Monitoring, and Reporting |
| Environmental Stewardship | Silica and Dust Control |
| EPA Lead Renovation | Site Assessments - Surveying and Reporting |
| EPA Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting - Initial Certification - Lead Renovator Training | Site Safety Training Worker |
| Erosion and Sediment Control | Site Surveying Mapping Blueprint Reading |
| Excavation Competent Person | Spill Response and Cleanup |
| Extreme Temperatures (Heat Illness) | Surface Water Sampling Demonstrations |
| Fall Protection Competent Person | Threatened and Endangered Species |
| Field Technician Operations For Site Remediation | Toxicology and Geology |
| Flagger | Traffic Control |
| Forklift | Transportation Load Securement |
| Forestry Restoration | Underground Storage Tank Testing |
| Functional Ergonomics | Valley Fever Awareness |
| Fundamentals of Environmental Justice Training | Walking and Work Surfaces |
| General Industry |
Training Courses that may be eligible but need a specific connection to facilitating the inventory of brownfield sites, site assessments, remediation of brownfield sites, community involvement, or site preparation
- Alternative Energy Tech Retrofit Training For Brownfields - The training must address preparing the site for post-cleanup installation of these technologies. The training can not focus on installing solar and other renewable energy technologies for post-cleanup reuse of brownfield sites.
- Bloodborne Pathogens - The training must only cover how to mitigate safety risks from bloodborne pathogens in a site remediation setting. Training in manufacturing activities falls outside the scope of the Brownfields Job Training Program.
- Air Monitoring/ Emissions and Air Permitting - This training would not be eligible, under the Brownfields Job Training Grant Program, if it addresses air emissions permitting generally. The training must be narrowly focused on permitting for remediation projects.
- Stormwater Management on Brownfields Sites – This training cannot relate to understanding the water permitting system, as this will not help trainees learn how to assess, remediate, or prepare brownfields sites for reuse and does not have a sufficient connection to community involvement in a brownfields site assessment, remediation, etc. The training must be to prepare brownfield sites for sustainable reuse.
Example Ineligible Training Courses with Brownfields Job Training Grant Funds
For more information about ineligible uses of grant funds, see section I.E. Ineligible Uses of Grant Funds of the Brownfields Job Training Grants Request for Applications.
- Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machinist – This course aims to equip participants with the knowledge and skills required to minimize the environmental impact of CNC machining processes and contribute to sustainable manufacturing practices. The Brownfields Job Training Program does not have the authority to fund the course. The activities have little if any connection to assessing, remediating and preparing brownfield sites for reuse. The OEJECR Community Change Grant NOFO which covers workforce development in specialties that reduce air pollution, would be a better option to receive funding for this training course.
- FEMA 100, 700, and FEMA Incident Command - Using grant funds to provide a course that is available without charge from FEMA would not meet the 2 CFR 200.403(a) “. . . necessary and reasonable for the performance of the Federal award . . .” test of allowability.
- Solar Theory and Installation - Funding for this training is not authorized by Brownfields Job Training Program given that the focus is on installing solar and other renewable energy technologies for post-cleanup reuse of brownfield sites. Training on preparing a site for the installation of solar panels would be eligible, but training on the actual installation is not .
Other examples of ineligible training include installation of energy efficiency technologies in businesses/residences, general education in math, language, etc., general cultural awareness that is not related to community involvement in planning for assessment/remediation/ site preparation, manufacturing processes or accounting and similar skills needed to start a small business.