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CEJA Updates & Program Status
The following updates and announcements are described below:
Programs Currently Accepting Applications
| Program Name | Entities Eligible to Apply | Deadline & Link to Application |
| Future Energy Job Act Multi-Cultural Grant Program | Diversity-focused community organizations that have a record of successfully delivering job training. |
Application Deadline: July 1, 2025: The Multi-Cultural Jobs Program supports community-based, diversity focused organizations that strive to provide participants with development, economic or career-related opportunities within the clean energy sector. Grants will support services the Economic Development Regions that are environmental justice communities and/or underrepresented populations living in communities that are eligible to receive workforce services. |
| Solar Pipeline Training Program | Organizations that demonstrate capacity to provide participants with individual development, economic, and/or career-related opportunities focused on solar energy jobs. |
Application Deadline: July 1, 2025: The Solar Training Pipeline Program aims to create a diverse pool of talented solar installers ready to fill solar energy related jobs. |
| Illinois Clean Jobs Workforce Network Program | Community-based organizations, including community colleges, nonprofits, and local governments | This CEJA workforce program NOFO is currently closed. The next round NOFO release for the Illinois Clean Jobs Workforce Network Program will be forthcoming soon with a submission deadline in mid-May. If you would like to preliminarily prepare your application, please see the previous round NOFO here. THIS IS FOR REFERENCE ONLY. Final applications must comply with the soon-to-be-released updated NOFO. Please see the Upcoming Public Engagement Opportunities below to register for important events. You can also join our mailing list to receive updates about CEJA, including when the NOFO will reopen, or contact us at CEO.CEJA@illinois.gov. |
| Illinois Energy Transition Navigator Program | Community-based providers, including not-for-profit organizations | This CEJA workforce program NOFO is currently closed. The next round NOFO release for the Energy Transition Navigator Program will be forthcoming soon with a submission deadline in mid-May. Please see the Upcoming Public Engagement Opportunities below to register for important events. You can also join our mailing list to receive updates about CEJA, including when the NOFO will reopen, or contact us at CEO.CEJA@illinois.gov |
| Returning Resident Clean Jobs Training Program | Community-based organizations, including community colleges, nonprofits, and local governments | This CEJA Workforce program NOFO is currently closed. Please sign up for our mailing list to receive updates about CEJA, including when the NOFO will reopen, or contact us at CEO.CEJA@illinois.gov. |
| Community Solar Energy Sovereignty Grant Program | Community-based organizations, qualifying public entities, and technical service providers working in direct partnership with community-based organizations. | This CEJA workforce program NOFO is currently closed. The next round NOFO release for the Community Solar Energy Sovereignty Program will be coming in Spring 2025. Please sign up for our mailing list to receive updates about CEJA, including when the NOFO will reopen, or contact us at CEO.CEJA@illinois.gov. |
| Clean Energy Primes Contractor Accelerator Program | Organizations with experience related to program elements and capacity to deliver program services. | Application Link. Applications will be accepted through August 1, 2024. |
| Clean Energy Contractor Incubator Program | Community-based organizations, including nonprofit organizations, and accredited public colleges or universities, with demonstrated history and effectiveness in serving program-eligible populations in one or more of the Program Delivery Areas. | Application link The Department is currently accepting applications from the following Hub locations/areas: Waukegan, Champaign, Danville, Carbondale, East St. Louis, and Alton. Applications will be accepted through August 5, 2024. |
| Equitable Energy Future Grant Program | The Equitable Energy Future Grant Program funding is intended to address barriers to project, community, and business development in justice-impacted communities caused by a lack of available capital. | This CEJA workforce program NOFO is currently closed. The next round NOFO release for the Equitable Energy Future Grant Program will be coming in Spring 2025. Please sign up for our mailing list to receive updates about CEJA, including when the NOFO will reopen, or contact us at CEO.CEJA@illinois.gov. |
Programs Awarded
Grantees have been selected for the following programs:
- Clean Jobs Workforce Network Program (CEJA Workforce Hubs)
- Multi-cultural Job Training Program
- Craft Apprenticeship Program
- Solar Training Pipeline Program
- Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Grant Program
- Energy Transition Community Grant Program
- Climate Works Pre-apprenticeship Program
Review this spreadsheet for grantee awards, amounts, locations, and contact information.
Applications Under Review or in Grant Negotiations
- Energy Transition Navigator Program
- Clean Jobs Workforce Network Program
- Clean Energy Contractor Incubator Program
- Energy Transition Community Grant Program
- Equitable Energy Future Grant Program
- Community Solar Energy Sovereignty Grant Program
- Returning Resident Clean Jobs Training Program
Press Releases
- Governor Pritzker Announces $25.5 million in grant funding for CEJA Equitable Energy Future Grant Program (August 30, 2024)
- Gov. Pritzker Announces CEJA Climate Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program Grantees (July 9, 2024)
- Governor Pritzker Launches $8.5 Million CEJA Community Solar Energy Sovereignty Grant Program (March 6, 2024)
- Gov. Pritzker Announces $6 Million for CEJA Returning Residents Program (February 27, 2024)
- Gov. Pritzker Announces $21 Million for CEJA Contractor Incubator Hubs (October 12, 2023)
- Gov. Pritzker Announces $38 Million for CEJA Workforce Hubs (July 21, 2023)
- Gov. Pritzker Announces $6 Million in Funding for Energy Transition Navigators Program (June 15, 2023)
- Gov. Pritzker Announces $16 Million for Climate Works Pre-apprenticeship Program, Barrier Reduction Programs (April 21, 2023)
- More than 50 Recipients Selected to Receive Energy Transition Community Grants (March 7, 2023)
- Pritzker Administration Launches $40 Million in Funding for the Energy Transition Community Grant Program as Part of CEJA (December 16, 2022)
- DCEO Launches Public Input Process for Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) Curriculum (October 17, 2022)
- Pritzker Administration Announces Recipients of Coal-to-Solar Program as Part of Landmark Climate Initiative (June 1, 2022)
Upcoming Public Engagement Opportunities
Date |
Time |
Program |
Topic |
Registration |
| April 24, 2025
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1:00 pm – 3:00 pm |
Clean Jobs Workforce Network Program and Energy Transition Navigator Program
|
Grant Writing Workshop Part 1 |
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| April 28, 2025 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Clean Jobs Workforce Network Program and Energy Transition Navigator Program | Grant Writing Workshop Part 2 | REGISTER HERE |
Past Public Engagement Events
Learn More
- Learn more about CEJA and the programs DCEO is administering by clicking on the links to the left.
- Sign up for our mailing list to receive updates about CEJA program implementation.
- Contact us: CEO.CEJA@illinois.gov.