2025
In 2022, leading into 2023, SEEL, LLC with funding from the Ameren Illinois Market Development Initiative (MDI) designed and launched the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) Grant Writing Program. Participating in the Ameren Illinois Market Development Initiative, the program empowered nonprofits in Illinois to secure approximately $10 million in funding through CEJA to establish workforce development hubs in disadvantaged communities. By providing full-service grant writing support, the program ensured nonprofits with limited resources could successfully apply for and receive funding. These hubs played a crucial role in training and placing individuals in clean energy jobs, reducing energy burdens and promoting economic development in low-income areas. The program offered all participating agencies a grant writer and coaching for teaming agreements and program design at no cost to the organization.