Project Grant DEEE0011432
- Federal Grant Award Summary Arizona State University received a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), awarded September 19, 2025, with completion scheduled for August 31, 2028. The project will develop and test woody biochar coated granules designed to improve road performance and water runoff quality while supporting active forest management objectives. Funding will support personnel costs for...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Award Details: New Mexico State University received a $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083: Integrative Activities program) on January 1, 2026, with a completion date of December 31, 2027. The award supports an EPSCOR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) Research Fellows initiative in partnership with NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. Products and Services: The grant funds...
- Federal Grant Award Summary New Mexico State University received a $745,210.38 Project Grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), awarded on August 1, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2029. The project develops and validates a Guided-Ultrasound-Enhanced-Evaporation (GUEE) technology designed to substantially reduce energy consumption in food processing operations. The primary...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $441,886 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), awarded September 19, 2025, with a completion date of September 18, 2030. The project promotes biochar production and sustainable forest management by showcasing biochar applications derived from mobile equipment, such as the Charboss unit, in stormwater management and soil amendment...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Arbor Energy & Resources Corp received a $175,000 Project Grant award dated August 15, 2025, from the National Institute of Bioenergy, Climate, and Environment under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The award supports a nine-month research initiative concluding April 14, 2026, to de-risk the company's advanced biomass...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Michigan State University received a $300,000 project grant awarded April 15, 2026, through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) (CFDA 10.310), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The project, with completion scheduled for April 14, 2027, addresses the management of excess woody biomass created by a late March ice storm in Northern Michigan and the Upper Midwest through biochar...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded Fall River Resource Conservation District $300,000 under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) on September 5, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. The project focuses on establishing equipment and infrastructure to process char derived from fly ash and convert it into a certifiable biochar product. Key deliverables include engineering design services covering equipment layout...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology received a $2.5M project grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) for fundamental scientific research on rare earth element (REE) fractionation mechanisms. The award, dated August 15, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of August 14, 2026, supports hypothesis-driven research investigating coupled hydrothermal...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Evergreen Recycling, Inc. received a $1.0 million Project Grant award on September 11, 2025, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). The grant will support the development and installation of a state-of-the-art biochar manufacturing facility in Washington that converts locally sourced wood waste feedstock into biochar through advanced...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award New Mexico Highlands University received a $1.0 million Project Grant awarded on August 4, 2025, under the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention program (CFDA 10.694) administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 3 – Southwestern Region. The award funds NMHU's operations as one of three congressionally designated Southwest Ecological Restoration Institutes established by the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire...
New Mexico State University received a $250,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), awarded May 1, 2026, with completion targeted for October 31, 2027. The award funds a biochar characterization study conducted at NMSU's Las Cruces, New Mexico facilities that will analyze the quantity and composition of woody wastes derived from forest fire reclamation activities and lumber mill operations to evaluate their viability for use in biochar and heat pyrolysis reactor systems. The primary deliverable is a comprehensive characterization assessment that will support waste management objectives while generating heat energy applicable to district heating systems and industrial processes. By examining the potential of forest and mill waste streams for conversion into biochar through pyrolysis technology, the project advances both environmental remediation goals and renewable energy generation, aligning with the program's focus on balanced research and development across biomass and bioenergy conversion pathways.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $200.0k | 4/28/26 |