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

Middlesex Community College, Central Connecticut, Conn. Plans to train 50 students, achieve an 82 percent placement rate, and track graduates for 18 months after job placement.

The target participants will be underemployed or unemployed residents of nine Central Connecticut communities.

Placement in environmental jobs will be accomplished through the Community College’s existing relationships with the many technical employers in the area.

The training program will focus on environmental chemistry, site assessment, and waste handling of hazardous materials that often include asbestos and lead.