EDA agrees to join five-county Just Transition grant; Cook County's share now ~ $18,000
The board approved joining a five-county application to the Just Transition Foundation for workforce programming. Director Lucas Wakefield said Cook County's share will be roughly $18,000 and staff proposed focusing programs on local higher-ed and public-health partnerships rather than prison reentry models.
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The EDA voted to participate in a five-county consortium applying to the Just Transition Foundation to fund workforce training and redevelopment.
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