Bristol community college's national offshore wind institute

Bristol Community College was awarded a $2 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program. The award will support the establishment of Bristol Community College's National Offshore Wind Institute from September 2022 through August 2025.

As described under FIPSE, the grant funding will enable Bristol Community College to directly provide institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve postsecondary instruction quality and expand postsecondary educational opportunities related to offshore wind energy. Specifically, the National Offshore Wind Institute will deliver programming and training to support the development of offshore wind as a sustainable energy resource and domestic industry through workforce development initiatives.