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

印度山社区学院 (IHCC) 请求规划拨款，以研究建立专注于生物能源的区域 ATE 中心（称为生物能源技术教育中心 (B-TEC)）的可行性。 该规划拨款的目标是： 1) 确定中西部 12 个州当前和未来的生物能源劳动力需求； 2）确定满足此需求或想要满足此需求的大学； 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； 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规划赠款，有可能导致建立一个专注于不断发展的行业的中心。替代燃料，特别是生物燃料的开发可能在不久的将来成为重要的经济资源。

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.