Grant for prod of ADV biofuel

The Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded $195,076.84 to Appling County Pellets LLC on January 22, 2026, under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels (CFDA 10.867), a Project Grant.

Appling County Pellets LLC, a Georgia-based advanced biofuel manufacturer, receives funding to support production of solid, liquid, or gaseous biofuels derived from renewable biomass sources other than corn kernel starch. The company produces advanced biofuels for use as transportation fuel alternatives. Work is performed in Georgia at the recipient's production facility in Baxley. The ultimate completion date is January 23, 2026.

The Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels provides payments to eligible advanced biofuel producers to support and ensure expanding production of advanced biofuels. Eligible producers must produce a final biofuel product meeting the regulatory definition of advanced biofuel and derived from renewable biomass other than corn kernel starch. Program funding is calculated based on documented quarterly production volumes converted to British Thermal Unit (BTU) values. The application window opens October 1 and closes October 31 each year. Appling County Pellets LLC has received sixteen grants from Rural Business Cooperative Services since 2011, with combined obligated dollars of $2.6 million across all awards.