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Employment Skills Center awarded $500,000 EPA grant for environmental workforce training in Carlisle
Summary
The Employment Skills Center, in partnership with the Redevelopment Authority and the borough, received a five‑year $500,000 EPA Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training grant to run hands‑on environmental remediation training with stipends and supportive services for participants.
The Employment Skills Center announced that it secured a $500,000 Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to train residents for environmental cleanup and related jobs.
Mary (borough staff) and others briefed council that the program follows an earlier, successful EPA grant and will be a five-year contract that aims to run at least five cohorts (a minimum target of 60 participants). “It is a highly competitive grant,” Mindy Tremblay, executive director of the Employment Skills Center, told the…
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