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Are you an Equity Eligible Person (EEP)?

An Equity Eligible Person (“EEP”) is defined “Equity investment eligible person” and “eligible person” are synonymous and mean the persons who would most benefit from equitable investments by the State designed to combat discrimination and foster sustainable economic growth. Specifically, eligible persons means the following people:
(1) persons whose primary residence is in an equity investment eligible community; (2) persons who are graduates of or currently enrolled in the foster care system; or (3) persons who were formerly incarcerated.

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How much funding is available?

$24 million per year is allocated to this program. An additional $15 million per year will be allocated to the Workforce Hubs for the distribution of the Energy Transition Barrier Reduction services to offer wrap-around supports to program participants. DCEO will issue up to 13 awards for the combined $39 million per year in funding, subject to appropriation. DCEO will release a Notice of Funding Opportunity for this program in July of 2023. The program is expected to be open to applicants in the winter of 2023.

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An Equity Eligible Person (“EEP”) is a person that “would most benefit from equitable investments by the State designed to combat discrimination,” and CEJA provided four specific characteristics that would qualify a person as an EEP:

(1) Graduates or current or former participants in the Clean Jobs Workforce Network Program, Clean Energy Contractor Incubator Program, Illinois Climate Works Preapprenticeship Program, Returning Residents Clean Jobs Training Program, or the Clean Energy Primes Contractor Accelerator Program, and the solar training pipeline and multicultural jobs program created by FEJA

(2) Persons who are graduates of or currently enrolled in the foster care system

(3) Persons who were formerly incarcerated

(4) Persons whose primary residence is in an equity eligible investment community.

Do you qualify as an Equity Eligible Person?

Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) are most often nonprofit organizations–particularly service organizations–that work at the local level to provide services to communities and specific target audiences which improve a community’s health and well-being.

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Clean Energy Training Programs
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Construction Craft Journey-Level Assessment
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Residential & Income Eligible (IE) Clean Energy Project
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Illinois Solar For All (ILSFA) Program
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Illinois Shines Solar Program
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