ETIP Strategic Sectors Single Company Grant

Additional information on eligibility (from the listing)

1.) Applicants must have an active Tier II REV, EDGE or MICRO program agreement. 2.) Applicants must be a company whose primary business operations do not include training, education, or other skills development, with physical location(s) in Illinois, and who are: A.) Training programs in response to new or changing technologies or processes being introduced in the workplace. B.) Training is necessary to implement total quality management or improvement systems in the workplace. C.) Job-linked training to upgrade existing employees' skills that leads directly to long-term job security. D.) Training employees in skills necessary to enable the company to establish or expand into new export markets. E.) Training in conjunction with new or additional product lines. F.) Training related to new machinery or equipment. G.) Training new or existing employees of companies that are locating or expanding in Illinois. H.) Basic and/or remedial training of employees as a prerequisite for other vocational or technical skills training, including English language instruction. I.) Training related to regulatory compliance issues mandated for the workplace; or J.) Technical, language, and vocational skills training provided to members of migrant communities who hold Temporary Protected Status. 3.) Priority will be given to the following applicants: A.) Applicants whose primary targeted sectors are identified in the 2024 Illinois Economic Plan, including: 1.) Quantum Computing, AI, and Microelectronics 2.) Clean Energy Production and Manufacturing 3.) Advanced Manufacturing 4.) Next Generation Agriculture, Ag Tech, and Food Processing 5.) Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics (TDL) B.) Applicants who have past success managing DCEO workforce development grants. C.) Applicants located in an: 1.) Illinois Enterprise Zone 2.) Underserved Area 3.) Energy Transition Zone 4.) Opportunity Zone