Brownfields Training, Research,
and Technical Assistance Grant
Fact Sheet

Hazardous Materials Training and Research Institute

EPA BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM

EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, tribes, communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields. A brownfield site is real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. EPA funds eligible applicants through assistance agreements to provide training, research, and technical assistance to facilitate brownfields revitalization.

ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION

The Hazardous Materials Training Research Institute (HMTRI) was established in 1987 by two Iowa community colleges that have long been active in environmental health and safety education and training. HMTRI promotes worker protection and the maintenance of a clean and safe environment through education and training. HMTRI offers and promotes educational opportunities, partnerships, and training programs related to brownfields cleanup and redevelopment.

BROWNFIELDS TRAINING AND JOB DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Grantee
Hazardous Materials Training and Research Institute

Project Focus:
Technical Assistance for Brownfields Job Training

Project Period:
October 2003 to September 2008

Project Description:
HMTRI builds successful job training partnerships to protect the environment, stimulate the marketplace, provide local employment, and promote sustainable reuse. HMTRI conducts workshops throughout the United States, focusing on the development of environmental and job training projects. Under the grant, HMTRI conducts an annual job training workshop. HMTRI also provides brownfields job training materials, which are included in the "Brownfields Toolbox: A Guide to Developing Successful and Sustainable Job Training Programs," available at http://brownfields-toolbox.org/.

CONTACTS

For further information, including specific grant contacts, additional grant information, brownfields news and events, and publications and links, visit the EPA Brownfields web site at: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields or call 202.566.2777.

For further information about HMTRI's brownfields technical assistance activities, visit the HMTRI web site at http://www.ateec.org or call 563.441.4081.

*The information on this fact sheet is subject to change.