Federal grants available for biomass research
May 22, 2007
Posted June 14, 2007, at 8:22 a.m. CDT
The U.S. DOE and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have announced the availability of $18 million in grants for research and development projects and processes utilizing biomass. The grants are intended to help the country reach the Bush administration's "Twenty in Ten" plan to reduce gasoline consumption 20 percent in 10 years. The USDA will provide up to $14 million for the grant program while the DOE will contribute up to $4 million.
The grants will be awarded in four categories:
The development of technologies to convert cellulosic biomass into intermediaries for biobased fuels. (45 percent of the total funding)
Product diversification. (30 percent of the total funding)
Feedstock production. (20 percent of the total funding)
Analysis for strategic guidance. (5 percent of total funding)
Pre-applications for the grants are due July 11. Grants are limited to $1 million per organization and eligible applicants include state and federal agencies, national laboratories, private-sector groups and non-profit organizations.
For more information, visit the site for the Biomass Research and Development Initiative or go to www.grants.gov.
The U.S. DOE and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have announced the availability of $18 million in grants for research and development projects and processes utilizing biomass. The grants are intended to help the country reach the Bush administration's "Twenty in Ten" plan to reduce gasoline consumption 20 percent in 10 years. The USDA will provide up to $14 million for the grant program while the DOE will contribute up to $4 million.
The grants will be awarded in four categories:
The development of technologies to convert cellulosic biomass into intermediaries for biobased fuels. (45 percent of the total funding)
Product diversification. (30 percent of the total funding)
Feedstock production. (20 percent of the total funding)
Analysis for strategic guidance. (5 percent of total funding)
Pre-applications for the grants are due July 11. Grants are limited to $1 million per organization and eligible applicants include state and federal agencies, national laboratories, private-sector groups and non-profit organizations.
For more information, visit the site for the Biomass Research and Development Initiative or go to www.grants.gov.
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