SEC. 5 higher blends infrastructure incentive program grant - IRA

The Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded $1,026,981 to Dooley's Petroleum, Inc. on May 11, 2026, under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (CFDA 10.754) to fund infrastructure upgrades at the company's Willmar, Minnesota facility enabling distribution of higher ethanol and biodiesel blends.

The award covers equipment upgrades required to ensure compatibility with ethanol blends greater than 10 percent and biodiesel blends greater than 5 percent, including costs for fuel dispensers, underground storage tank system components (tanks, pumps, ancillary equipment, lines, gaskets, and sealants), and related infrastructure necessary for environmentally safe availability of higher-blend fuels. Performance runs through May 11, 2028. Work is performed at Willmar, Minnesota.

Dooley's Petroleum is a for-profit fuel distribution company headquartered in Willmar that supplies petroleum products across the Upper Midwest, with significant existing federal business through the Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service. The company currently holds three Blanket Purchase Agreements with Fish and Wildlife Service regions for bulk fuel and propane delivery to national wildlife refuges and holds a firm fixed-price purchase order from the Department of Agriculture Forest Service for aviation fuel supporting firefighting operations.