Project Grant PAYR25PP0003033
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $627,952 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to Somerset Biofuel, Inc. for a 5-year project to develop new hardwood wood dust and fire log products in Kentucky. This grant supports Somerset Biofuel's efforts to expand wood energy and wood products markets, reduce hazardous forest fuels, improve forest health, and promote economic and environmental benefits in the forestry and wood products...
- This $227,793.31 federal Project Grant was awarded on April 2, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels (CFDA 10.867). The grant supports and expands the production of advanced biofuels, which are renewable, environmentally-friendly transportation fuel alternatives to petroleum-based products. The award was provided to Reg Biofuels, LLC to support their manufacturing processes, operational costs, and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Reg Biofuels, LLC received a $163,060.71 Project Grant award from the Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels (CFDA 10.867) for the production of advanced biofuels. The award, dated January 27, 2026, supports the awardee's manufacturing operations in Iowa, where the company produces renewable transportation fuels derived from biomass sources excluding corn kernel starch. Advanced biofuels under this program...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a Project Grant of $332,770.19 to Seaboard Energy Kansas, LLC on January 22, 2026, under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels (CFDA 10.867). This funding supports the production of advanced biofuels derived from renewable biomass sources other than corn kernel starch. The grant enables the awardee to manufacture solid, liquid, or gaseous biofuel products intended to reduce petroleum dependence and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Lignetics, Inc. received a Project Grant award of $498,829.48 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 supports the production of advanced biofuels—renewable transportation fuel alternatives derived from biomass sources excluding corn kernel starch. As a for-profit manufacturer specializing in advanced biofuel production, Lignetics...
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $330,687.73 Project Grant to Renewable Energy Group, Inc. on July 1, 2022 under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels (CFDA 10.867). The grant will support the production of advanced biofuels through July 1, 2022. The Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels aims to ensure expanding production of advanced biofuels by providing payments to eligible producers. Renewable Energy Group, Inc. will use the grant funding to produce...
- Grant Award Summary Arkalon Ethanol received a $191,787.06 Project Grant from the Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels (CFDA 10.867), awarded on January 27, 2026. The grant supports the production of advanced biofuels derived from renewable biomass sources other than corn kernel starch. As an eligible advanced biofuel producer, Arkalon Ethanol utilized the funding to produce solid, liquid, or gaseous biofuel products intended to serve as...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) received a $541,433.30 Project Grant award from the Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels (CFDA 10.867), with an award date of January 22, 2026. The grant supports the production of advanced biofuels derived from renewable biomass sources excluding corn kernel starch. ADM's advanced biofuel production activities will be performed in North Dakota and are expected to be completed by...
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $346,482.60 Project Grant to Renewable Energy Group, Inc. on April 12, 2021 under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels (CFDA 10.867). The grant will support Renewable Energy Group's production of advanced biofuels through April 12, 2022. The Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels aims to ensure expanding production of advanced biofuels by providing payments to eligible producers. Renewable Energy Group will use the grant...
- The federal project grant award of $102,256.69, issued on April 2, 2024, supports AG Processing Inc., A Cooperative (AGP) in the production of advanced biofuels. This grant is provided under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels (CFDA 10.867), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services. The purpose of this program is to support and expand the production of renewable, environmentally-friendly transportation fuel alternatives to petroleum-based...
Somerset Biofuel, Inc. received a $192,097.17 Project Grant from the USDA Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels (CFDA 10.867) on January 22, 2026. This award supports the production of advanced biofuels derived from renewable biomass sources other than corn kernel starch. The grant funds Somerset Biofuel's operations through its Somerset Pellet Fuel Division to expand advanced biofuel production capacity in Kentucky, with a project completion date of January 23, 2026. The Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels provides financial support to eligible advanced biofuel producers to increase and sustain expanded production of renewable transportation fuels. Somerset Biofuel's award demonstrates continued participation in this federal initiative, which requires producers to submit quarterly payment requests with documentation of biofuel production converted to BTU (British Thermal Unit) values. The company's grant portfolio indicates a strategic focus on wood-based biofuel solutions and wood utilization technologies aligned with the program's objective to reduce petroleum dependence and promote environmental sustainability in the energy sector.Federal Grant Award Summary
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| Not listed | $63.5k | 1/23/26 | ||
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| Not listed | $49.9k | 1/22/26 |