Canonical program record
Illinois ETIP Strategic Sectors
ETIP Strategic Sectors is a large, matched training opportunity for named strategic sectors rather than an ordinary small-employer training reimbursement.
What this mechanism does
- Mechanism type
- Grant
- Economic effect
- Get workforce support
- Administrator
- Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
- Amount or value
- Up to 50 percent of eligible training costs, with awards from $150,000 to $10 million and few expected awards.
- Cash-flow timing
- Matched grant support under the opportunity's approved schedule; not a universal reimbursement.
- Upfront cash
- Required
- Repayment
- Not a repayable mechanism
- Program lifecycle
- Specialized
- Visitor treatment
- Specialized possibility
This specialized pathway requires its stated purpose or industry fit before reliance.
Important dates and consequences
No separate material date is recorded for this edition. Current status still requires the verification dates shown in this record.
Project fit and limits
Eligibility conditions to confirm
- The employer and training project must fit a named strategic sector.
- The request must meet the published $150,000 floor and the applicant must provide the required match.
- GATA and opportunity-specific requirements apply.
Eligible costs described by the authority
- Eligible strategic-sector training costs accepted by DCEO
Ineligible or excluded costs
- Training outside the named sectors
- A request below $150,000 or without the required match and GATA compliance
Friction to plan for
- Large minimum request, match, GATA, sector fit, competition, and current opportunity timing all control.