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IL workNet WIOA Rapid Response (Task 1) FY19

Develop and support electronic tools and services offered on Illinois workNet to support workforce development in administering the required statewide activities under the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA).

Grantor: DCEO

Grant Amount: $498,969

Project Time Line: October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2019

Website URL: https://www.illinoisworknet.com/

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IL workNet WIOA Career Services (Task 2) FY19

Develop and support electronic tools and services offered on Illinois workNet to support workforce development in administering the required statewide activities under the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA).

Grantor: DCEO

Grant Amount: $498,969

Project Time Line: October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2019

Website URL: https://www.illinoisworknet.com/

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IL workNet WIOA Strategic Workforce Development Initiative (Task 3) FY19

Develop and support electronic tools and services offered on Illinois workNet to support workforce development in administering the required statewide activities under the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA).

Grantor: DCEO

Grant Amount: $498,325

Project Time Line: October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2019

Website URL:  https://www.illinoisworknet.com/

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CareerConnect IWIS-IWDS System Interface Development

Grantor: Chicago Cook Workforce System

September 22, 2014 – June 28, 2017 

Grant Amount: $248,761

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Credential Registry with Directory Application Pilot Project

Grantor: George Washington University

Grant Amount: $1,005,028

July 1, 2015 - December 31, 2017

Description: Utilize the Learning Registry as a national credential descriptor registry; design and develop a set of interoperable technologies to improve transparency, trust, and comparability; alleviate barriers to open access to credential and competency information  

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Community Youth Employment Programs (CYEP) FY18

Grantor: DHS

October 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018

Grant Amount: $318,840

Description: Utilize IwN technologies and best practices for streamlining services, information and tools that provide: personalization, real-time dashboards, reports, and communication, engagement and facilitation tools; Assist with developing intake and enrollment processes; Provide guidance and technical assistance to intake location staff and selected service providers; Design and implement outreach for encouraging participation in print and online formats.

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Community Youth Employment Programs (CYEP) FY18

Grantor:  DHS

Grant Amount:  $350,000

July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019

Description: Utilize IwN technologies and best practices for streamlining services, information and tools that provide: personalization, real-time dashboards, reports, and communication, engagement and facilitation tools; Assist with developing intake and enrollment processes; Provide guidance and technical assistance to intake location staff and selected service providers; Design and implement outreach for encouraging participation in print and online formats.

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Disability Benefits Estimator

October 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010

Grant Amount: $10,000

Description:   Developed online disability benefits estimator.

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Disability Employment Initiative 

Grantor: Illinios Department of Commerce and Economic Oppurtunity 

April 1, 2014 - January 31, 2017 

Grant Amount: $302,618 

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Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) Customer Engagement and Facilitation System

Grantor: Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce

July 1, 2013 –December 31, 2013

Grant Amount: $99,747

Description:  Rebuild disabilityworks.org as an Illinois workNet sub-site.

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Disability Resources Pathway/Illinois workNet         

Grantor:  Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

Grant Amount: $40,989

Description: This was a small grant to create a pathway in the Illinois workNet portal for unemployed or underemployed disabled workers.

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Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Website Redesign and Customer Relationship Management System Plans                                                                                                                       

Grantor:  Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

January 2012 – May 2012

Grant Amount: $152,433

Description:   This was for initial planning work for DCEO to completely redesign their website.  We have not received an additional grant at this time for implementation.

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Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) Website Re-design and Build

Grantor: Illinois Department of Employment Security

September 28, 2010 – June 30, 2014

Grant Amount: $2,295,505

Description:   Complete redesign of the IDES website.

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Illinois Open Educational Resources (IOER) FY18
Grantor:  Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)

March 30, 2017 – June 30, 2018

Grant Amount:  $200,000

Description:  Coordinate and work with ISBE on planning, testing, and implementing Open Educational Resources (OER) by offerings tools for curating, sharing and creating education and career development resources.

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Illinois Open Educational Resources (IOER) FY19

Grantor: Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)

Grant Amount: $107,032

July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019

Description: Coordinate and work with ISBE on planning, testing, and implementing Open Educational Resources (OER) by offerings tools for curating, sharing and creating education and career development resources.

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Illinois Pathways Open E-Learning Resource Repository Research Project

Grantor:  Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

January 1, 2012 – June 30, 2012

Grant Amount: $169,982              

Description:  This was a grant from DCEO to allow workNet staff to become statewide experts on the use of learning maps in an educational setting

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Illinois Shared Learning Environment (ISLE) Phase I

Grantor: University of Illinois NCSA

July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2014

Grant Amount: $624,470

Description:  The ISLE grant is an online platform that empowers educators and learners with integrated data and tools to personalize learning and drive success for pre-K through career via open and accessible technologies.   

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Illinois Shared Learning Environment (ISLE) Phase II

Grantor:  Northern Illinois University

April 1, 2013 – June 30, 2016

Grant Amount:   $1,046,738

Description:  The ISLE grant is an online platform that empowers educators and learners with integrated data and tools to personalize learning and drive success for pre-K through career via open and accessible technologies.   

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Illinois workNet

Grantor:  Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

October 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006

Grant Amount:  $902,543

Description:  Create and design Illinois workNet.

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Illinois workNet and Illinois Pathways

Grantor: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2013

Grant Amount: $900,000

Description:   The Illinois workNet portal funded by DCEO has existed since 2006.  A Pathway has been inserted in the Portal to focus on STEM learning as a part of the State’s broader Race to the Top. initiative. 

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Illinois workNet Dislocated Worker

Grantor:  Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

June 1, 2014 – December 31, 2015

Grant Amount:  $584,400.84

Description:  Illinois workNet Web and Mobile Applications for Layoff Aversion and Dislocated Workers.

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Illinois workNet Integration and Training

Grantor:  Illinois workNet Integration and Training

July 1, 2010 – September 30, 2011

Grant Amount:  $1,159,208

Description:  Provide training and support to workforce partners.

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Illinois workNet Integration and Training

Grantor:  Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009

Grant Amount:  $999,981

Description:  Provide training and support to workforce partners.

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Illinois workNet Integration and Training

Grantor:  Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009

Grant Amount:  $999,760

Description:  Provide training and support to workforce partners.

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Illinois workNet Integration and Training

Grantor:  Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008

Grant Amount:  $994,036

Description:  Provide training and support to workforce partners.

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Illinois workNet Online Instruction

Grantor:  Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

December 1, 2004 – November 30, 2006

Grant Amount: $435,588

Description:   Develop online course and migrate Illinois workNet from vendor to SIU.

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Illinois workNet Portal Technical Support

Grantor:  Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

July 1, 2010 – September 30, 2011

Grant Amount:  $1,139,637

Description:  Maintain and enhance Illinois workNet.

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Illinois workNet Portal Technology Support

Grantor:  Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008

Grant Amount: $989,638

Description:   Maintain and enhance Illinois workNet.

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Illinois workNet Portal Technology Support

Grantor:  Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007

Grant Amount: $791,227

Description:   Maintain and enhance Illinois workNet.

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Illinois workNet Rapid Response Web Applications

Grantor:  Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

June 1, 2011 – June 30, 2014

Grant Amount: $1,299,767

Description: Develop layoff aversion and recovery tools and re-platform Illinois workNet.

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Illinois workNet Summer Youth Employment Program – 2014

Grantor:  Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

June 1, 2014 – December 31, 2014

Grant Amount:  $124,936

Description:   Support DCEO/DHS as they issue grants to youth service providers who will use Illinois workNet to identify youth, report and track activities.

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Illinois workNet Technical Support

Grantor:  Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009

Grant Amount:  $999,747

Description:  Maintain and enhance Illinois workNet.

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Illinois workNet Technical Support

Grantor:  Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009

Grant Amount:  $998,631

Description:  Maintain and enhance Illinois workNet.

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Illinois workNet Training and Support

Grantor:  Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007

Grant Amount:  $977,777

Description:  Provide workNet training and support to workforce partners.

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Illinois workNet WIA Adult and Youth

Grantor:  Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

July 1, 2014 – December 31, 2015

Grant Amount:  $497,722

Description:  Illinois workNet Web and Mobile Applications for WIA Adult and Youth Services.

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Illinois workNet WIOA Rapid Response (Task 1) FY18

Grantor: DCEO

October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2018

Grant Amount: $499,982

Description:  Develop and support electronic tools and services offered on Illinois workNet to support workforce development in administering the required statewide activities under the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA).

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Illinois workNet WIOA Career Services (Task 2) FY18

Grantor: DCEO

October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2018

Grant Amount: $499,982

Description:  Develop and support electronic tools and services offered on Illinois workNet to support workforce development in administering the required statewide activities under the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA).

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Illinois workNet WIOA Strategic Workforce Development Initiative (Task 3) FY18

Grantor: DCEO

October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2018

Grant Amount: $499,929

Description:  Develop and support electronic tools and services offered on Illinois workNet to support workforce development in administering the required statewide activities under the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA).

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Illinois workNet WIOA Programs FY17—Career Services (Task 1)

Grantor:  DCEO

October 1, 2016 – September 30, 2017

Grant Amount:  $499,771

Description:  Develop and support electronic tools and services offered on Illinois workNet to support workforce development in administering the required statewide activities under the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA).  

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Illinois workNet WIOA Programs FY17—Rapid Response (Task 2)

Grantor:  DCEO

October 1, 2016 – September 30, 2017

Grant Amount:  $499,771

Description:  Develop and support electronic tools and services offered on Illinois workNet to support workforce development in administering the required statewide activities under the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA). 

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Illinois workNet WIOA Programs FY17—Strategic Workforce Initiatives (Task 3) 

Grantor:  DCEO

October 1, 2016 – September 30, 2017

Grant Amount:  $496,081

Description:  Develop and support electronic tools and services offered on Illinois workNet to support workforce development in administering the required statewide activities under the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA).

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Illinois workNet WIOA Programs—--Career Services FY16

Grantor:  DCEO

October 9, 2015 – September 30, 2016

Grant Amount:  $498,434

Description:  Develop and support electronic tools and services offered on Illinois workNet to support workforce development in administering the required statewide activities under the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA).

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Illinois workNet WIOA Programs—Rapid Response-FY 16

Grantor:  DCEO

October 9, 2015 – September 30, 2016

Grant Amount:  $498,434

Description:  Develop and support electronic tools and services offered on Illinois workNet to support workforce development in administering the required statewide activities under the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA).

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Illinois workNet WIOA Programs—Strategic Workforce Initiatives--FY 16

Grantor:  DCEO

October 9, 2015 – September 30, 2016

Grant Amount:  $499,830

Description:  Develop and support electronic tools and services offered on Illinois workNet to support workforce development in administering the required statewide activities under the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA).

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National Emergency Flood Cleanup Grant 2011

Grantor: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

November 1, 2011 – June 30, 2013

Grant Amount:  $29,115

Description:  Work experience program payroll tracking system.

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National Emergency Flood Cleanup Grant 2013

Grantor: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014

Grant Amount:  $20,000

Description:  Work experience program payroll tracking system.

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Online Community Assessment Tool

Grantor: Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce

November 28, 2011 – December 31, 2011

Grant Amount: $57,864

Description: This was a community assessment tool developed for the State Chamber of Commerce.

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Scaled Models for Certificate of Delivery in Manufacturing and Energy

Grantor:  The Manufacturing Institute

January 28 – March 31, 2014

Grant Amount:  $25,000

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State of Illinois Summer Youth Employment Program 2013

Grantor: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

July 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013

Grant Amount:  $49,994

Description:  Developed online participant application for enrollment, workplace skill activities, assessments, and participant tracking system.

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State of Illinois WIA EEO Webinars

Grantor:  Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

Spring 2012

Amount: $1,030

Description: Hosted a webinar series.

Disability Benefits Estimator

Grantor: DCEO and Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (IDHFS).

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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Program Portal Management (EPIC)

Grantor: DCEO

Grant Amount: $2,926,312

October 9, 2015 – March 31, 2019

Description: Illinois workNet Portal System will provide online customer and program provider outreach engagement, facilitation, management, tracking, and reporting tools to manage the SNAP E & T program management portal.

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Talent Marketplace (Interoperability)

Identify how technologies can improve connections and information sharing between employers, learners, and talent service providers in ways that create a more responsive, dynamic, and inclusive talent marketplace.

Grantor: U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Grant Amount: $22,000

Project Time Line: January 1, 2018 – October 31, 2018

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TANF ARRA Summer Youth Employment

Grantor:  Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and Illinois Department of Human Services

Summer 2009- Summer 2010

Grant Amount: $45,760

Description:   Developed online tracking system for summer youth employment program.

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Web-Based College and Career Pathway Endorsements (CCPE)

Grantor: Education Systems Center at NIU

Grant Amount: $49,999

March 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019

Description: Provide support to the Illinois P-20 Council’s College and Career Readiness Committee, EdSystems efforts to implement the recommendations that were included with the PWR Act. The role of SIUC CWD is to develop a Web application prototype to be used initially by up to thirteen communities across Illinois that have been awarded two-year mini grant effective April 2017 for developing college and career pathways aligned to the PWR Act’s endorsement expectations.

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Workforce Innovation Fund (Discover Manufacturing and Accelerated Training for Illinois)

Grantor: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2015

Grant Amount:  $439,818

Description:  Develop Discover Manufacturing website, online enrollment application, personal training and employment plans, dashboards and reports.

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Job Data Exchange (JDX)

Develop an app tool for implementing strategies for building talent pipelines to benefit employer-led networks, education and training providers, and credentialing organizations.

Grantor: U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Grant Amount:$83,000

Project Time Line: July 1, 2018 – December 31, 2019

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Credential Engine

Improve transparency in the credentialing marketplace by maintaining the open-licensed Credential Registry (CR) and Credential Transparency Language (CTDL) while promoting an open applications marketplace.

Grantor: Credential Engine

Grant Amount: $2,000,000

July 1, 2017 – December 31, 2019

Website URL: https://credentialengine.org/

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Talent Pipeline Management

Develop an app tool for implementing strategies for building talent pipelines to benefit employer-led networks, education and training providers, and credentialing organizations.

Grantor: U.S. Chamber of Commerce

July 1, 2016 – December 31, 2019

Grant Amount: $681,874

Website URL:https://www.uschamberfoundation.org/talent-pipeline-management

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T-3 Innovation Phase II

Phase II of the T3 Innovation Network Project, which identified ten priority projects related to technology improving connections and information sharing between employers, learners, and talent service providers in ways that create a more responsive, dynamic, and inclusive talent marketplace.

Grantor:U.S. Chamber of Commerce

March 1, 2019 – December 31, 2020

Total Grant Amount:$80,000

Website URL: https://www.uschamberfoundation.org/t3-innovation

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