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Illinois Climate Works Pre-apprenticeship Centers (“Pre-apprenticeship Centers”) throughout the State that will recruit, prescreen, and provide pre-apprenticeship skills training, for which participants can attend free of charge and receive a stipend, to create a qualified, diverse pipeline of workers prepared for careers in the construction and building trades and clean energy jobs opportunities.

N/A

20 ILCS 730/5-40 Illinois Climate Works Pre-apprenticeship Program and 20 ILCS 730/5-30 Energy Transition Barrier Reduction Program

In Development

Investments in clean energy technology and infrastructure, funded through CEJA and other state and federal funding sources, will generate significant construction, installation, maintenance, and repair activity in Illinois. Historically, these investments have not benefited underserved populations and communities. The Illinois Climate Works Pre-apprenticeship Program and the Energy Transition Barrier Reduction Program are two of several programs created by CEJA to rectify these historical inequities. To create a qualified, diverse pipeline of workers prepared for careers in construction and building trades and clean energy jobs opportunities therein, the Illinois Climate Works Pre-apprenticeship Program creates 3 regional Pre-apprenticeship Centers throughout the State that recruit, prescreen, and provide pre-apprenticeship skills training.

Yes

The program-specific terms and conditions will be outlined in the Notice of Grant Opportunity and the Grant Award as required by the program at 20 ILCS 730/5-40

Government Organizations; Education Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations; For-Profit Organizations; Small Businesses;

Eligible organizations include entities that: 1. Provide employment, skill development, or related services to members of communities in the proposed regions; 2. Demonstrate relationships with local residents and other organizations serving the communities in the proposed regions; 3. Have a history of serving low-wage or low-skilled workers from economically disadvantaged communities within the proposed service regions; and 4. Demonstrate relationships with construction and building trade DOL-registered apprenticeship programs, industry contractors, and contractor associations. Eligible applicants must demonstrate their effectiveness in serving equity investment eligible persons, engaging construction and building trade apprenticeship programs, and have the ability to meet performance targets. Priority will be given to applicants that are a team of multiple partner organizations that collectively demonstrate the following: • The ability to effectively serve diverse and underrepresented populations, including by providing employment services to such populations; • Agreements with registered apprenticeship programs for direct matriculation of Preapprenticeship graduates. • An agreement with North American Building Trades Unions (NABTU) to utilize the Multi-Craft Core Curriculum or successor curriculums; • The ability to recruit, prescreen, and provide pre-apprenticeship training to prepare workers for employment in the construction and building trades; • Capacity to provide supportive services, ongoing engagement during and beyond training, and job retention services to participating trainees; • Capacity to operate satellite training locations to increase accessibility to equity investment eligible persons throughout the service region(s).

Illinois workers that are interested in following a career pathway to clean energy occupations. Illinois businesses will also benefit from the increase in trained and qualified workers.

Project Grants

Economic Development

Application must meet the eligibility requirements and administer the program as outlined in the Notice of Funding Opportunity

Pre application coordination is not required.

Application procedures are outlined in the Notice of Funding Opportunity.

The criteria for selecting proposals is outlined in the Notice of Funding Opportunity

The Department will follow a merit based review procedure as outlined in the Notice of Funding Opportunity

The application due date will be outlined in the Notice of Funding Opportunity

45-60 Days

The Merit Based Review process is subject to appeal. However, competitive grant appeals are limited to the evaluation process. Evaluation scores may not be protested. Only the evaluation process is subject to appeal. The appeal must be submitted in writing to the Department within 14 calendar days after the date that the grant award notice has been published. The written appeal shall include the name and address of the appealing party, the identification of the grant and a statement of reasons for the appeal. To file an appeal, applicants must submit the appeal in writing and in accordance with the Merit-Based Application Review Appeals Process listed on the Grant Opportunities page of the DCEO website: https://www2.illinois.gov/dceo/AboutDCEO/GrantOpportunities/Pages/MeritAppReview.aspx.

Grants may be renewed for two years

Matching funds are not required

Funds must be used for allowable cost that are outlined in the Notice of Funding Opportunity.

Quarterly PPR and PFR, Program Reports as Directed by DCEO Staff

N/A

N/A

TBD

TBD

$3-$6.5 Million per award

Program Activity, Outcomes and Accomplishment requirements will be outlined in the Notice of Funding Opportunity

https://dceo.illinois.gov/climateandequitablejobs/ceja-workforce-programs.html

TBD

500 East Monroe Springfield, IL 62701 and 555 W Monroe St, 12th Floor Chicago, IL 60661

TBD

TBD

N/A

FY 2022 : $1
FY 2023 : $16,000,000
FY 2024 : $16,000,000