To help create more advocates for propane use, particularly in the automotive field, the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) offers a grant program for educational facilities in the United States based on the curriculum, Propane Autogas Vehicle Inspection: Introduction for Automobile Service Technicians. Available through PERC’s Learning Center, Propane Autogas Vehicle Inspection Training: Introduction for Automobile Service Technicians is an introductory course for automobile service technicians looking to understand propane Autogas components, systems, and operations.
Give your students an elevated, hands-on learning experience, and more career opportunities after graduation, with a propane-specific curriculum and the chance to outfit your classroom lab with propane related equipment through PERC’s Propane Autogas Vehicle Inspection Grant Program.
By placing propane-based curriculum in schools with trained instructors and ensuring relevant content is available via PERC’s online classroom, The Learning Center, learners in all stages of their career can find the propane education to fit their needs.
Approved grant recipients will receive $7,500 worth of grant funds, which includes being shipped a propane autogas specific training board that is a $5,000 value to outfit your training facility. The remaining funds will be sent to your school to go towards sending your class instructor to attend a summertime Train the Trainer class on the Propane Autogas Vehicle Inspection: Introduction for Automobile Service Technicians curriculum, and for use in marketing the new incorporation of the curriculum into your school to prospective students.
Application period is September 1, 2026 – December 19, 2026. Applicants will receive a welcome or denial email in January 2027.
The Propane Autogas Vehicle Inspection: Introduction for Automobile Service Technicians course was developed to support a one to two week long curriculum, approximately 20 hours. There are two prerequisite courses to complete as part of this curriculum, available digitally and for in-person training (Fundamentals of Propane and Introduction to the Propane Industry programs).
Train the Trainer will take place on May 4-5 at Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh, NC. PERC will book and cover the cost of a hotel room for two nights at the training.
The first class should be taught in the fall semester of 2027, or spring 2028. The program’s Final Report is due to PERC by June 1, 2028.
To learn more about eligibility and program curriculum, please visit PERC’s Autogas Grant Program page.
Applicants can apply here.
