Webinar: Everything You Need to Know About Crafting a Competitive Brownfields Job Training Grant Application
Unlock opportunities for your community with the EPA’s Brownfields Job Training (BFJT) Program! BFJT grant funding enables eligible organizations to develop training programs that equip unemployed and underemployed residents with the skills needed for careers in environmental cleanup, hazardous waste management, and sustainable land reuse to support community development and revitalization. This webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of how to develop a competitive BFJT grant application.
We’ll cover best practices for identifying need and developing partnerships, crafting a compelling and responsive narrative, and creating a curriculum tailored to brownfields redevelopment. Additionally, an existing BFJT Grantee, The City of Pittsburg, will share how they built effective job training programs, secured community partnerships, and placed graduates in full-time, sustainable jobs.
Whether you’re applying for the first time or refining your approach, this webinar offers expert insights, practical strategies, and real-world case studies to help you maximize your impact. Join us to gain the knowledge and tools needed to build a stronger, greener workforce in your community!
Center for Creative Land Recycling
Claire manages CCLR’s $12M Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Communities Provider cooperative agreements with the U.S. EPA. This includes leading the program development and technical assistance provision strategy, writing quarterly reports, maintaining and reporting performance metrics, and preparing materials, stats, and success stories to support program continuation. Of note, Claire spearheaded the development and launch of CCLR’s technical assistance tracking system in Salesforce which has led to efficient and robust reporting, more strategic and comprehensive TA delivery, and better team collaboration under the TAB program. Claire also oversees major elements of CCLR’s programming and education initiatives including workshop and webinar planning, resource development, partnership cultivation, and strategic initiatives. In 2022, Claire managed the planning and execution of CCLR’s webinars and events which engaged over 3,000 land reuse practitioners from the public and private sectors and covered topics in remediation, environmental justice, equitable development, redevelopment financing, and more.
Prior to joining CCLR, Claire was the Outreach Coordinator at the Community Science Institute (CSI) in Ithaca, NY. In this role, Claire managed CSI’s public outreach initiatives, coordinated volunteer water monitoring programs, and most notably directed the development of Cayuga Lake’s Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring Program in its pilot year. Claire is most well versed in program evaluation and strategy, project management, and multi-stakeholder event planning.
Robert Hicks-Carrera currently serves as the Economic Development Manager for the City of Pittsburg, California. He possesses over a decade of experience working in local agencies and municipalities across California, with specific focuses on Community Development, Economic Development, and Workforce Development. In his current role, Robert administers business retention and business attraction programs, goals, and objectives for the purpose of strengthening the Pittsburg’s economic vitality, helping local businesses in the community be successful, and meeting the economic development goals and objectives of the City. One of the programs he administers is the Future Build Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program. For 15 years, this program has provided low-income regional community members an opportunity to get their foot in the door of the Construction trades, offering a free, 16-week program that teaches the fundamentals of the construction trades, provide real hands-on learning, and helps place graduates of the program into opportunities to start careers in the construction trades industry.
