Richland to receive $200,000 in federal funds for biofuels program

Herald-Review (Decatur, IL)
By CHRIS LUSVARDI - H&R Staff Writer Herald-Review.com Posted: Friday, August 13, 2010 4:01 am

DECATUR - The biofuels program at Richland Community College is expanding with the support of federal funding.

Richland officials greeted U.S. Rep. Phil Hare, D-Rock Island, in making the announcement Thursday in the college's biofuels laboratory. Hare helped to secure $200,000 for the program, which is one of the most comprehensive of its kind in the state.

"We're adding all the renewable technologies into the mix," said Doug Brauer, Richland's vice president for economic development. "We'll be developing the curriculum around the technology."

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