Illinois Climate Works Pre-apprenticeship Program (CEJA)

About this grant

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.

Eligibility details

• Eligible applicants: 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.
• Matching funds: No

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