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Request For Proposals for American Job Center WIOA Title I Services

Request For Proposals

The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership and the Local Workforce Innovation Area #7  Workforce Innovation Board are issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) to identify delegate agencies through a competitive selection process to provide workforce services at 11 American Job Centers throughout Cook County, including the City of Chicago, in accordance with Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Proposals must be submitted by 4:00 PM (CT) on Monday, March 23, 2026. 

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Celebrating Black History Month

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“Black History Month is a powerful reminder of the strength, brilliance, and innovation rooted in the Black community — the very community SELOC is committed to uplifting every single day. Our mission has always been to expand access, provide real economic mobility, and open doors into clean‑energy careers that will shape the future of the South Side and beyond.”

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Request For Proposals for American Job Center WIOA Title I Services

Request For Proposals

The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership and the Local Workforce Innovation Area #7  Workforce Innovation Board are issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) to identify delegate agencies through a competitive selection process to provide workforce services at 11 American Job Centers throughout Cook County, including the City of Chicago, in accordance with Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Proposals must be submitted by 4:00 PM (CT) on Monday, March 23, 2026. 

More information about the RFP
Celebrating Black History Month

Words from one of our CEJA program employer-partners, SELOC.

“Black History Month is a powerful reminder of the strength, brilliance, and innovation rooted in the Black community — the very community SELOC is committed to uplifting every single day. Our mission has always been to expand access, provide real economic mobility, and open doors into clean‑energy careers that will shape the future of the South Side and beyond.”

Celebrate with us on our social media platforms!
Get linked to hiring construction contractors!

ConstructionWorks opens the door to impactful careers in the heavy highway and construction industries.

More Information
Join a CEJA funded program!

Start Your Career In Clean Energy CEJA Illinois

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Your contribution makes a difference!

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Success by the Numbers of The Partnership's Network

$19.1M
Invested in training via individualized training accounts (ITA) in Program Year 2024.
86%
Of participants who completed ITAs in Program Year 2024 secured employment.
65%
Of those who worked with The Partnership's WIOA-funded network in Program Year 2024 landed a job or began a career.
$167.5M
In wages was earned by those who worked with our network in Program Year 2023.

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