Grant for prod of ADV biofuel

The Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded Minnesota Soybean Processors $136,644.11 under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels on January 27, 2026. The award funds production of advanced biofuels in solid, liquid, or gaseous forms derived from renewable biomass for transportation fuel use. Minnesota Soybean Processors, a small agricultural cooperative based in Brewster, Minnesota, receives payment based on documented quarterly production volumes converted to British Thermal Unit values. The period of performance concluded on January 27, 2026, with place of performance in Minnesota. Under CFDA 10.867, the program supports expanding advanced biofuel production by providing payments to eligible producers who produce final-form biofuels meeting the regulatory definition of advanced biofuel, derived from renewable biomass other than corn kernel starch.