Notice of Grant Application and Availability of Review Draft for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Job Training Grant

Mar. 30, 2009

Notice is hereby given that on April 20, 2009, the King County Department of Community and Human Services will submit an application to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for $500,000 in Brownfields Job Training Grant funds through its Work Training Program. If awarded, the funds will be used to train King County residents for the handling and removal of hazardous substances, which includes training for sampling, analysis and site remediation.

Funds will also be used for

• training in the management of facilities at which hazardous substances, pollutants, contaminants or petroleum contamination are located
• training for response activities often associated with cleanups - landscaping, demolition, and groundwater extractions
• development/refinement of existing curriculum for the training described.

King County is soliciting community input into the draft. Click here to download a copy of the draft application.

Comments on the draft will be received through Wednesday, April 15, 2009.

For more information and/or to make comments, contact/submit comments to:

Carolyn Bledsoe
King County Jobs Initiative Program Manager
Department of Community and Human Services
Community Services Division/Work Training Program
401 Fifth Avenue, Suite 510
Seattle, WA 98104

206-263-9022

carolyn.bledsoe@kingcounty.gov

Fax: 206-205-0719