Applicants are encouraged to apply for the Illinois Works Pre-apprenticeship Program for a bright future in construction industry.
Donor Name: Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
State: Illinois
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Program
Deadline: 09/27/2022
Size of the Grant: $10,000
Details:
The Illinois Works Pre-apprenticeship program is aligned with Illinois’s workforce, education, and economic development priorities. Billions of dollars invested in major public construction projects throughout Illinois over the next decade have the potential to be a catalyst for the full inclusion of women, people of color, veterans, and other underrepresented individuals in the construction workforce, contributing to increased and sustained prosperity in all communities, through training, employment, and career development. The goal of the Illinois Works Pre-apprenticeship Program is to provide grants to community based organizations (including an accredited public college or university) or coalitions throughout the State that will recruit, prescreen, and provide pre-apprenticeship skills training.
Funding Information
- Awards will range from $200,000 to $550,000; the Department will offer an award that provides average funding of $10,000 per participant.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants include non-profit community-based organizations, such as colleges, industry associations, chambers of commerce, local workforce innovation areas, community colleges, technical schools, or school districts (Important Definitions section NOFO for Illinois Works Act applicable definition).
- Organizations that received an Illinois Works grant in previous years and were not offered a grant renewal due to not being in good standing with the program will not be considered for this funding opportunity
For more information, visit Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity.
