The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (IDCEO) is pleased to announce the availability of Employer Training Investment Program (ETIP) grant funds.

The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is soliciting applications from interested and qualified intermediary organizations to implement eligible training programs on behalf of companies participating in the project.  The intermediary organization will conduct or sponsor the employee training programs, coordinate all grant administrative and training evaluation reporting functions on behalf of the companies in the project. 

Grant funds are limited, so grant requests should be reasonable and include only eligible training conducted during the program year July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.  Applications are due April 15, 2009. 

If you are interested in knowing more about this training grant program, please contact Sally Hanley, EDC for Central Illinois, at 309.495.5953 or by email at shanley@edc.h-p.org.