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Employer Training Investment Program - Strategic Sectors Single Company Grant.

ETIP offers competitive state grants for qualifying Illinois employers to upgrade the technical skills of full-time employees.

Offered byIllinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunityverified 2026-07-10

Overview

What it does.

The current single-company opportunity is rolling and requires a detailed training plan, employee and course records, state grant prequalification, performance reporting, and cost sharing.

Best for: Large or strategic-sector employers making a documented investment in job-linked technical training.

Eligibility

Who and what may qualify.

Eligible applicants

  • Qualifying Illinois employers in strategic sectors training full-time Illinois-based employees as described in the current NOFO

Eligible uses

  • Job-linked technical training that upgrades eligible employees' skills and supports competitiveness

Uses excluded by the source

  • Training for part-time, seasonal, contract, or temporary workers
  • General soft skills, conferences, and other excluded costs listed in the NOFO

Application

How to start.

  1. Review the current NOFO and confirm strategic-sector and training eligibility.
  2. Complete Illinois grant prequalification.
  3. Submit the program application, uniform grant documents, training plan, and budget through the official form.

Timing: The current FY26 opportunity is posted as rolling.

Planning notes

Limits to account for.

  • Only eligible full-time Illinois-based employees and approved job-linked training count.
  • State grant prequalification and detailed reporting are required.

Disclose related training incentives and avoid duplicate reimbursement.

Evidence

Official sources.