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The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded a $567,320 Project Grant to Pacific Biochar Benefit Corporation through the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will support upgrading an existing biomass power plant owned by Pacific Biochar Benefit Corporation to allow for biochar production and increased throughput of forest biomass from Jun 2021-Jun 2023. The Wood Utilization Assistance program aims to promote effective...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912) to Protectores De Cuencas Inc. (PDC), a minority-owned non-profit organization in Puerto Rico. The purpose of this 3-year grant, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, is to develop and implement testing of biochar as a soil amendment in Puerto Rico. The grant funding will be used to...

The Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (LSU AgCenter) received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS) to conduct research improving crop yield and soil carbon accumulation in Louisiana soybean and corn production through the use of sugarcane bagasse biochar. The grant period runs from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The award is provided through the USDA NRCS Farm and Ranch Lands...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $180,000 Cooperative Agreement to New Hanover County, North Carolina under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program. The County will operate an in-vessel composter to divert $180k of organic material from landfills that would otherwise be disposed of as waste. The composter was purchased in 2017 and the current funding will support composting operations through February 2025. By...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $998,588 Project Grant to Standard Biocarbon Corp. under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) to locate two PYREG pyrolysis units at Pleasant River Lumber (PRL) for the production of biochar and waste heat. The units will utilize wood and wood biomass residuals as feedstock to produce biochar for use in PRL's steam generation and waste heat for the facility. The award period is from...

This collaborative research project, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) with an award of $285,308, aims to develop a sustainable approach for restoring wildfire-damaged soils using food industry byproducts. The three-year project (April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2029) conducted at Boise State University will generate critical research outputs including comprehensive characterization of food industry byproduct and burned soil properties, laboratory...

The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $174,746 Project Grant under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) to Glanris Water Systems Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, to develop a low-cost, easily manufactured modified biochar that can adsorb plant nutrients. The goal is to use this biochar to remediate agricultural runoff and wastewater, removing harmful phosphate and nitrate,...

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded $3,015,216 under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to test food waste pasteurized anaerobic digester leachate and compost as liquid fertilizer and determine if this leads to healthier soils and greater climate change resilience. The Latino Equity Advocacy & Policy Institute will conduct the testing in four historically underserved urban areas of California from June 2022 through June 2025. The...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded Swva Biochar LLC a $3,032,736 Project Grant under the Fertilizer Product Expansion Program (CFDA 10.383). The grant, with a performance period from January 17, 2025 to January 17, 2027, is designed to expand production capacity, improve competition, and enhance supply chain resilience in the agricultural fertilizer and nutrient management sector. The funding will support manufacturing and processing of...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded a $9,287,622 Project Grant to Uncommon Farms LLC (doing business as Familyfarms Group) on September 30, 2023 under the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (CFDA 10.932). The 5-year grant will fund the use of innovative solutions such as biochar to improve soil health and conserve nutrients on private agricultural lands in the Mississippi River Basin. The project aims...