Covid relief for biofuel producers grants

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services, under the Biofuel Producer Program (CFDA 10.378), provides $462,648.71 in funding to Dakota Ethanol LLC, a South Dakota-based for-profit limited liability company and manufacturer of biofuel products. The grant is intended to deliver financial assistance to Dakota Ethanol for unexpected losses experienced in biofuel markets due to the COVID-19 pandemic, helping to ensure the company's continued operations as a biofuel producer. Additionally, Dakota Ethanol has received smaller project grants ranging from $2,422 to $13,554 to support the company's work in advanced biofuel production. The Biofuel Producer Program aims to make payments to eligible biofuel producers for COVID-19-related market losses, helping to sustain the domestic biofuels industry.