Internship & Workforce Upskilling Program for SMMs in Illinois
This Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity program provides funding to support small and mid-sized manufacturers in addressing workforce attraction and retention challenges through structured internship programs and Learning Management System (LMS) implementation. Offered by Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; awards $2.6M.
Key Facts
- Funder
- Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
- Award amount
- $2.6M
- Deadline
- Rolling / not specified
- Geography
- Illinois
- Categories
- Education, Technology
- Status
- Open
About This Grant
This Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity program provides funding to support small and mid-sized manufacturers in addressing workforce attraction and retention challenges through structured internship programs and Learning Management System (LMS) implementation. Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations based in Illinois that serve as the U.S. Department of Commerce NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership center. The program funds two interconnected approaches: a...
Full requirements and application instructions: official listing.
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