See FOX6 News coverage of the Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps, based in Racine, as one of 19 organizations nationwide to receive a grant, the awards totaling more than $3.7 million.

“(This) presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build a better America and that means new, good-paying jobs,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “This program will directly impact people’s lives, boosting the environmental workforce while helping to transform communities that need it the most.”