Auberle

SEE NOTICE OF AWARD, ATTACHMENT 1 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS, ATTACHMENT D-STATEMENT OF WORK, ABSTRACT

YOUTH BUILD

DESCRIPTION:THIS AWARD PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA) (PL 117-58) (ALSO KNOWN AS THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL)) FOR AUBERLE TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND PLACE UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED RESIDENTS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IN ENVIRONMENTAL CAREERS WITH SKILLS NEEDED TO SAFELY CONDUCT REMEDIATION WORK AT SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE-CONTAMINATED SITES. ACTIVITIES:THIS PROJECT WILL TRAIN GRADUATES TO EARN SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO ENTER INTO ENVIRONMENTAL CAREERS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED DURING UNDER THIS PROJECT INCLUDE PROVIDING TRAINING IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 40 HOURS OF OSHA HAZWOPER, 32-HOUR ASBESTOS TRAINING, LEAD TRAINING, CONFINED SPACE ENTRY, OSHA 10, BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS, AND FIRST AID/CPR, AS WELL AS EMPLOYMENT FUNDAMENTALS.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE TRAINING TO ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES ARE: 95 INDIVIDUALS RECRUITED, TRAINED, CERTIFIED, AND PLACED IN ENVIRONMENTAL CAREERS IN COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES AND FACILITIES; 12 CLASSROOM STYLE TRAININGS, PRACTICAL TRAININGS, AND CURRICULA MODULES; 7 APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING AND SITE CLEANUP METHODS; AND, 117 INDIVIDUALS THAT RECEIVE CERTIFICATIONS IN OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 40-HOUR HAZWOPER TRAINING. EXPECTED OUTCOMES FROM THIS PROJECT INCLUDE: HELPING RESIDENTS OF COMMUNITIES TAKE ADVANTAGE OF JOBS CREATED BY THE ASSESSMENT AND CLEANUP OF BROWNFIELDS AND THE ASSESSMENT, CLEANUP, AND MANAGEMENT OF SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES AND FACILITIES WHILE ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CONCERNS; PROVIDING TRAINING THAT LEADS TO SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD; IMPROVING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND STIMULATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONSTRUCTIVE PARTNERSHIPS; REDUCING EXPOSURES TO HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF WORKERS, OCCUPANTS, AND RESIDENTS; FOSTERING SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND ENHANCING THE SKILLS AND AVAILABILITY OF LABOR FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND OTHER COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; AND, ENABLING RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROMOTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, BOTH ON THE JOB AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. BENEFICIARIES WILL BE PEOPLE WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY.

THIS PROJECT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR AUBERLE TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND PLACE UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED RESIDENTS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA IN ENVIRONMENTAL CAREERS WITH SKILLS NEEDED TO SAFELY CONDUCT REMEDIATION WORK AT SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE-CONTAMINATED SITES, AND CHEMICAL SAFETY. PARTICIPANTS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE TRAINING WILL OBTAIN THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HAZWOPER TRAINING CERTIFICATION, OSHA-10, ASBESTOS, LEAD AND CONFINED SPACE ENTRY CERTIFICATIONS, AS WELL AS AUBERLE'S DIGITAL WORK ETHIC BADGE AND WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR EMPLOYMENT WITH MANY OF OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS..

DESCRIPTION:THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR AUBERLE TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND PLACE UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED RESIDENTS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA IN ENVIRONMENTAL CAREERS WITH SKILLS NEEDED TO SAFELY CONDUCT REMEDIATION WORK AT SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE-CONTAMINATED SITES, AS WELL AS APPROPRIATE TRAINING IN OSHA HAZWOPER TRAINING, 32-HOUR ASBESTOS, LEAD TRAINING, CONFINED SPACE ENTRY, OSHA 10 AS WELL AS MENTAL TOUGHNESS AND A DIGITAL WORK ETHIC BADGE. AUBERLE WILL ASSURE INDIVIDUALS ARE JOB-READY BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO OVER 33 SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, CAREER COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT.ACTIVITIES:THIS PROJECT WILL TRAIN GRADUATES TO LEARN SKILLS AND OBTAIN CERTIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO ENTER INTO ENVIRONMENTAL CAREERS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED DURING UNDER THIS PROJECT ARE OSHA HAZWOPER TRAINING, 32-HOUR ASBESTOS TRAINING, LEAD TRAINING, AND CONFINED SPACE ENTRY TRAINING.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT ARE UN-EMPLOYED AND UNDER-EMPLOYED RESIDENTS IN THE TARGET AREA THAT HAVE FACED BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS THAT COMPLETE TRAINING WILL THEN BE PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD. THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES FOR THE PROJECT ARE: 1) 50 INDIVIDUALS RECRUITED, TRAINED, CERTIFIED, AND PLACED IN ENVIRONMENTAL CAREERS IN COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES AND FACILITIES; 2) SEVEN CLASSROOM STYLE TRAININGS, PRACTICAL TRAININGS, AND CURRICULA MODULES; 3) FIVE APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING AND SITE CLEANUP METHODS; AND 4) 45 INDIVIDUALS THAT RECEIVE CERTIFICATIONS IN OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 40-HOUR HAZWOPER TRAINING. EXPECTED OUTCOMES FROM THIS PROJECT INCLUDE: 1) HELP RESIDENTS OF COMMUNITIES TAKE ADVANTAGE OF JOBS CREATED BY THE ASSESSMENT AND CLEANUP OF BROWNFIELDS AND THE ASSESSMENT, CLEANUP, AND MANAGEMENT OF SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES AND FACILITIES WHILE ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CONCERNS; 2) PROVIDE TRAINING THAT LEADS TO SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD; 3) IMPROVE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND STIMULATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONSTRUCTIVE PARTNERSHIPS; 4) REDUCE EXPOSURES TO HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF WORKERS, OCCUPANTS, AND RESIDENTS; 5) FOSTER SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND ENHANCE THE SKILLS AND AVAILABILITY OF LABOR FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND OTHER COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; 6) ENABLE RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROMOTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, BOTH ON THE JOB AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING TO UNEMPLOYED RESIDENTS OF THE GREATER MCKEESPORT PENNSYLVANIA AREA (MCKEESPORT, PITTSBURGH, ELC