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SUMMARY:GATA Certification: Your Pathway to State Funding
DESCRIPTION:Join State Senator Rachel Ventura and the African American Business Association of Will County (AABA)\, in partnership with the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA)\, for an informative GATA Certification: Your Pathway to State Funding workshop.\nThis session is designed to help business owners\, nonprofit organizations\, community leaders\, and organizations seeking state funding opportunities better understand the GATA certification process. Participants will learn how to become GATA prequalified\, avoid common grant application mistakes\, and receive live guidance from ICJIA staff.\nThe workshop will take place Wednesday\, October 7\, 2026\, from 11:30 AM 1:00 PM at AABA Headquarters\, 101 N. Reed Street\, Joliet\, IL 60432. Lunch will be provided\, and a hybrid option via Webex will also be available.\nRegistration is required. Visit http://www.aabaconnect.org to register and take the next step toward preparing your organization to access state funding opportunities.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body aria-disabled="false"><p style="margin: 0px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-width: normal\; font-size: 13px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: system-ui\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-variant-emoji: normal\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-variation-settings: normal\;">Join <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">State Senator Rachel Ventura</strong> and the <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">African American Business Association of Will County (AABA)</strong>\, in partnership with the <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA)</strong>\, for an informative <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">GATA Certification: Your Pathway to State Funding</strong> workshop.</p><p style="margin: 0px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-width: normal\; font-size: 13px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: system-ui\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-variant-emoji: normal\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-variation-settings: normal\; min-height: 16px\;"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-width: normal\; font-size: 13px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: system-ui\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-variant-emoji: normal\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-variation-settings: normal\;">This session is designed to help <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">business owners\, nonprofit organizations\, community leaders\, and organizations seeking state funding opportunities</strong> better understand the GATA certification process. Participants will learn how to <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">become GATA prequalified\, avoid common grant application mistakes\, and receive live guidance from ICJIA staff</strong>.</p><p style="margin: 0px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-width: normal\; font-size: 13px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: system-ui\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-variant-emoji: normal\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-variation-settings: normal\; min-height: 16px\;"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-width: normal\; font-size: 13px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: system-ui\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-variant-emoji: normal\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-variation-settings: normal\;">The workshop will take place <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Wednesday\, October 7\, 2026\, from 11:30 AM&ndash\;1:00 PM</strong> at <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">AABA Headquarters\, 101 N. Reed Street\, Joliet\, IL 60432</strong>. Lunch will be provided\, and a <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">hybrid option via Webex</strong> will also be available.</p><p style="margin: 0px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-width: normal\; font-size: 13px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: system-ui\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-variant-emoji: normal\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-variation-settings: normal\; min-height: 16px\;"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-width: normal\; font-size: 13px\; line-height: normal\; font-family: system-ui\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-kerning: auto\; font-variant-alternates: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; font-variant-position: normal\; font-variant-emoji: normal\; font-feature-settings: normal\; font-optical-sizing: auto\; font-variation-settings: normal\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Registration is required.</strong> Visit http://www.aabaconnect.org to register and take the next step toward preparing your organization to access state funding opportunities.</p></body></html>
LOCATION:101 N. Reed St. Joliet IL 60435
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