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GrantIllinois DCEO FY27 Illinois Climate Works Pre-apprenticeship Program (CEJA)
Atlas Opportunity Score84/100
Funding$16,000,000 estimated total program funding; 3 anticipated awards; $3,000,000-$6,500,000 per award; no required match; indirect costs allowed without stated restrictions.
DeadlineOctober 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM. The controlling GATA record and NOFO do not state a time zone; verify the time zone with DCEO before any deadline-sensitive outreach or submission.
Required next actionIdentify qualifying nonprofit Climate Works Hub candidates; verify service geography, workforce and construction-trades capacity, registered-apprenticeship relationships, GATA readiness, verified business Contact, opt-out, permanent-bounce and duplicate/send history, and exact deadline time zone before ORIGINAL outreach.
Current statusActiveSource verificationSeptember 22, 2026Tracked applicant typesCommunity-Based Organization, Nonprofit Organization
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