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Total Funding : $25. 5 million each year (depending on the state budget) Award Amounts : $250,000 - $1,000,000 Equitable Energy Contractors certified by the Illinois Power Agency Businesses, nonprofits, or cooperatives that meet equity-building requirements. Determined by submission of the CEJA Ecosystem Utilization Plan (CEUP) with all other required application materials.
What the Grant Covers : Funding supports project planning and other costs before construction starts. This can include interconnection fees, permits and zoning, hiring professional services, land lease or purchase, site control, and community outreach, among others. Project Focus : Funds are for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in Illinois.
Priority goes to projects built in or benefiting equity investment eligible communities. The 2025 grant round is currently open and accepting applications until December 31, 2025. Application materials are available on DCEO's CEJA Updates & Program Status page.
Equitable Energy Future Grant Awardees Grantee Award Amount County Award Year 548 Capital LLC $160,000 Cook 2024 548 Capital LLC $160,000 Cook 2024 Academy for Global Citizenship Charter School $1,000,000 Cook 2024 ADL Solutions LLC $1,000,000 Cook 2024 ADL Solutions LLC $543,340 Cook 2024 ADL Solutions $995,060. 60 Kankakee 2024 Balance Solar, LLC $999,940. 06 Marion, Franklin, St.
Clair, Jackson, Williamson 2024 Balance Solar, LLC $989,493. 30 Cook 2024 Blacks in Green NFP $1,000,000 Cook 2024 Central Illinois Community Development Corporation $999,735. 19 Peoria 2024 Central Road Energy LLC $977,600 St.
Clair, Cook, Jackson, Williamson, Saline, Christian 2024 Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq. , LLC $1,000,000 Cook 2024 Evolved Living LLC/ DBA GoSolar Development Partners $998,930 Cook 2024 Gary W Anderson & Associates Inc. $914,330 Winnebago 2024 Howard Hill Construction, LLC $1,000,000 Cook 2024 Kane Development, LLC $997,000 St.
Clair 2024 Lakeside Energy LLC $943,494 Grundy, Kendall, Will 2024 Legacy Ventures DC NFP $752,818. 50 Cook 2024 LiveWire Electrical Systems, Inc. $968,578. 49 Cook 2024 Macedonia Development Corporation $995,653.
60 St. Clair 2024 NewCarbon, LLC $905,961. 12 DuPage 2024 Renewable Energy Evolution, LLC $993,810 St.
Clair 2024 Renewable Energy Evolution, LLC $993,810 Cook 2024 SELOC, LLC $999,980. 60 Cook 2024 Simply E&C Corporation $640,300. 81 Cook 2024 Sol Power Midwest LLC $469,118 Cook 2024 Supreme Solutions Inc. $1,000,000 Champaign 2024 The House of Mary Corp. $618,924.
28 St. Clair 2024 Equity Energy Future Grant Program One-Pager ( PDF ) For more information, email CEO. OEBU@illinois.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants include equity-eligible contractors (businesses majority-owned by equity-eligible persons, nonprofits or cooperatives majority governed by equity-eligible persons, and natural persons who are equity-…. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
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