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Announcements
- The Illinois Student Assistance Commission is excited to share that the Displaced Energy Worker Dependent Transition Scholarship Program application has launched! This scholarship program provides assistance to children (including adopted and stepchildren) of eligible displaced energy workers. It is designed to support students who are deterred from attending or completing an educational program at an Illinois institution because of a parent's layoff from a retiring power plant or a closing coal mine. Tuition and fees at public colleges or community colleges are covered for a period equal to one calendar year, including a summer term, for undergraduate or graduate study.
For those interested, the 2022-23 Displaced Energy Worker Dependent Transition Scholarship Program application (fillable PDF) may be completed and submitted online via the Program Applications & Status Checks area of the ISAC Student Portal. As part of the process of submitting the application to ISAC via the ISAC Student Portal, applicants must upload proof of the displaced energy worker's loss of employment due to the reduced operation or closure of a fossil fuel power plant or coal mine that occurred on or after September 15, 2016. While this was a mid-academic year launch, eligible applicants can apply to have the funds applied to this entire academic year (2022-2023). To be considered for funds during the 2022-23 academic year, the application must be submitted to ISAC on or before Thursday, June 15, 2023.
Further information on the program can be accessed here: https://www.isac.org/students/during-college/types-of-financial-aid/scholarships/DEWDTSP.html. In addition, interested students are encouraged to reach out to the ISAC Call Center:
Call Center - Student Services
1755 Lake Cook Road
Deerfield, IL 60015-5209
Phone: 800.899.ISAC (4722)
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. CT
E-mail: isac.studentservices@illinois.gov
* Chat available through the ISAC website – click on the https://www.isac.org/students/ page for the chat box pop-up. *
- Stakeholder Engagement Report. In October and November of 2022, the DCEO CEJA Implementation Team conducted a stakeholder engagement process to inform the development of the CEJA training curriculum and workforce programs. Read a short summary of the findings, and a longer slide presentation of the findings. We thank the many people who participated in this engagement process.
- DCEO is hosting two planning workshops to help organizations learn more about the CEJA workforce programs and get ready to apply for funding to deliver the programs. Illinois community-based organizations, community colleges, training, and workforce providers are invited to attend.
- Tuesday, February 14, 2023, from 3:30 pm-5:00 pm. Register here.
- Wednesday, February 15, 2023, from 12:00 pm-1:30 pm. Register here.
- We have posted a draft of the Illinois Clean Energy Jobs and Training Program Inventory report. If you would like to submit public comments on this report, please review the Request for Information for the Illinois Clean Energy Jobs and Training Program Inventory report. Submit responses via the online form by February 10, 2023. Responses to the RFI are made publicly available.
- Request for Information for the Returning Residents Clean Jobs Training Program - Posted January 18, 2023. Submit responses via the online form by February 10, 2023. Responses to the RFI are made publicly available.
- Energy Transition Community Grant Program NOFO Released. Accepting Phase 1 applications now.
- Request for Information for the Illinois Clean Jobs Workforce Network Program, the Energy Transition Navigators Program, and the Energy Transition Barrier Reduction Program - Posted December 8. Submit responses via the online form by January 6, 2023. Responses to the RFI are made publicly available.
- Jobs and Environmental Justice Grant Program Request for Information - Posted December 7. Submit responses via the online form by December 22. Responses to the RFI are made publicly available.
- Clean Energy Contractor Incubator Program Request for Information - Posted November 16. Submit responses via the online form by December 13. Responses to the RFI are made publicly available.
- Energy Transition Workforce Commission Meeting – November 18 at 11am. Full Commission website.
- Climate Works Preapprenticeship Program Request for Information - Posted November 3. Submit responses via the online form by November 30. Responses to the RFI are made publicly available.
- Job Posting CEJA Southern Regional Administrator - Closing Date: 11/7/22
- Job Posting CEJA Northern Regional Administrator - Closing Date: 11/4/22
- Job Posting CEJA Central Regional Administrator - Closing Date: 11/1/22
- Energy Community Reinvestment Report, 2022, submitted on September 15, 2022.
- Energy Transition Community Grant Program Request for Information (RFI) - Posted August 31. Submit responses via the online form by September 30 (extended from September 23). Responses to the RFI are made publicly available.
- Energy Transition Workforce Commission Meeting – August 31 at 10am. Full Commission website. (Meeting was cancelled)
- Energy Transition Workforce Commission Meeting – August 10th at 11am. Full Commission website.
- Multi-Cultural Job Training Program NOFO Released. Closed June 15th
- Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Program Grants Announced June 1st
- Craft Apprenticeship NOFO Released. Applications closed May 19th.
- Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Grant Program Applications Due March 31st
- FEJA Utility Job Training Programs Transferred to DCEO
- 2022 Energy Transition Assistance Charge Delivered to Illinois Commerce Commission/Electric Utilities – November 30th