Below is a summary of each grant recipient and their plans to use the grants. 2003 Brownfields Job Training Grants

Coalition for a Better Acre, Lowell, Massachusetts. Expects to provide training to 48 residents, achieve a 83 percent placement rate, and track students for a year.

The 256-hour training program will include hazardous material handling (i.e., asbestos, lead), environmental site assessment, environmental sampling of soil and water, and asbestos inspection.

Students will be recruited from among low-income residents of the Lowell Enterprise Community.