Employers can receive up to six months of wage subsidy by providing training and work to qualified workers who have 40-hour HAZWOPER and other environmental certifications through STRIVE, St. Nick’s Alliance, Building Works, SoBRO, or Sustainable South Bronx.  The subsidy reimburses you up to $12/hour plus 8.9-15% of fringe benefits.  Enroll by spring to take full advantage of the six-month subsidy period.

All you need to do is give workers tasks that match his or her skills while providing appropriate supervision, and include 105 hours of training (on-the job or in class) within the subsidy period.  The job can be specifically brownfields-related or in an associated environmental field that uses the worker’s skills – e.g. weatherization, solar panel installation, green construction.

The Program gives workers on-the-job experience and introduces employers to a new source of labor.  Employers are vital to helping the community by hiring newly-skilled trainees who provide local labor for cleanup of brownfields and other contaminated sites.

Program questions:
Office of Environmental Remediation
212-788-8841
Contact OER

To enroll:

Complete the job/training description form and send to
Luis Ortega, NYC HRA (for approval) and to

Lee Ilan, NYC OER (to get candidate resumes, or send to training providers directly)

Reimbursement questions:
James Flaum, NYC HRA
212-331-5677