Project Grant DESC0023795

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded West Biofuels LLC, a for-profit, veteran-owned limited liability company, a $702,600 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to support the "MARIPOSA FOREST BIOMASS TO RENEWABLE BIOENERGY AND BIOCHAR" project. This project aims to utilize forest biomass and agricultural byproducts to produce renewable bioenergy and biochar. West Biofuels LLC has demonstrated expertise...

Somerset Biofuel, Inc. (doing business as Somerset Pellet Fuel) received a $192,097.17 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels (CFDA 10.867) on January 22, 2026. The award supports the production of advanced biofuels—renewable, biomass-derived fuels excluding corn kernel starch—manufactured at the awardee's Kentucky facility. Under this program, eligible producers receive payments based on...

Integrated Lipid Biofuels LLC was awarded a $650,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The two-year award will support the company's efforts to develop a process for converting organic waste into biopolymers by synergizing anaerobic digestion and synthetic biology techniques. The SBIR Program aims to stimulate technological innovation through the investment of federal...

Advanced Biofuel Production Support Seaboard Energy Missouri LLC received a $129,518.29 Project Grant award dated January 22, 2026, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels (CFDA 10.867). The funding supports the production of advanced biofuels—renewable fuels derived from biomass sources other than corn kernel starch—manufactured at the awardee's Missouri facility. Compensation is calculated based on...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary On January 22, 2026, the Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS) awarded a $193,661.78 Project Grant to DNU Seaboard Energy Oklahoma, LLC for advanced biofuel production under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels (CFDA 10.867). The award supports the production of advanced biofuels—solid, liquid, or gaseous fuels derived from renewable biomass sources excluding corn kernel starch—for use as transportation fuel alternatives. DNU Seaboard Energy...

Western Dubuque Biodiesel, LLC received a $102,997.43 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels (CFDA 10.867) on January 27, 2026. The award funds production payments for advanced biofuels manufactured by the awardee, with compensation calculated based on documented quarterly production volumes converted to British Thermal Unit (BTU) values. Western Dubuque Biodiesel produces solid,...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $20,186,887.32 Project Grant to Homeland Energy Solutions, LLC on May 5, 2022 through the Biofuel Producer Program (CFDA 10.378). The grant will support Homeland Energy Solutions, LLC, an Iowa-based biofuel producer, in delivering relief payments to eligible biofuel producers for unexpected market losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Per the program description, the Biofuel Producer Program aims to make payments to biofuel...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $10,000,000 Project Grant to Allotrope Cellulosic Development Company LLC in Orinda, California under the Biobased Market Development and Access Grant Program (CFDA 10.376). The grant supports the development of advanced biomanufacturing technologies, including anaerobic fermentation, yeast microbe modification, and cellulosic biorefinery facilities. The project aims to build or operate an Integrated Demonstration...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Washington Office Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $1,040,989.37 Project Grant to Al-Corn Clean Fuel, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, under the Biofuel Producer Program (CFDA 10.378). The grant will provide funding for unexpected market losses experienced by the biofuel producer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Biofuel Producer Program makes payments to eligible biofuel producers affected by the pandemic. This...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Washington Office Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $550,965.45 Project Grant to Siouxland Energy Cooperative (doing business as Selc) under the Biofuel Producer Program (CFDA 10.378). The grant will provide payments to the small agricultural cooperative biofuel producer to offset unexpected market losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic over the 2-year period from May 26, 2023 to May 26, 2025. The Biofuel Producer Program aims to...