Planning Grant for Establishing the Bioenergy Technology Education Center (B-TEC)

印度丘陵社区学院(IHCC)申请资助规划补助金，以研究建立一个专注于生物能源的地区ATE中心的可行性，该中心被称为生物能源技术教育中心(B-TEC)。这项计划拨款的目标是：1)确定12个州中西部地区当前和未来的生物能源劳动力需求；2)确定满足这一需求或希望满足这一需求的大学；3)确定满足当前和未来需求所需的额外教育资源；4)确定生物能源技术教育中心如何支持为生物能源行业服务的大学；以及5)确定需要哪些合作伙伴资源和管理系统来维持ATE区域中心。这是一项精心设计的计划拨款，可能会导致中心专注于不断增长的行业。替代燃料，特别是生物燃料的开发，在不久的将来可能成为一种重要的经济资源。

Indian Hills Community College (IHCC) requests funding for a Planning Grant to research the feasibility of establishing a Regional ATE Center focused on bioenergy called the Bioenergy Technology Education Center (B-TEC). The goals of this planning grant are to: 1) Determine the current and future bioenergy workforce need in a 12 state Midwest region; 2) Identify the colleges serving this need or wanting to serve this need; 3) Determine additional educational resources required to meet current and future need; 4) Identify how the Bioenergy Technology Education Center could support colleges serving the bioenergy industry; and 5) Determine what partner resources and management systems are needed in order to sustain an ATE Regional Center.This is a well-conceived planning grant that could potentially lead to a Center that focuses on a growing industry. The development of alternative fuels, especially biofuels, could be an important economic resource in the near future.