Grant for prod of ADV biofuel

The Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded $170,845.58 to Mid America Biofuels LLC on January 22, 2026, under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels (CFDA 10.867), a Project Grant providing payments to eligible advanced biofuel producers based on quarterly production volumes.

Mid America Biofuels, a for-profit limited liability company headquartered in Mexico, Missouri, produces advanced biofuels derived from renewable biomass sources other than corn kernel starch in solid, liquid, or gaseous forms for use as transportation fuel. The award has an ultimate completion date of January 23, 2026, and performance occurs in Missouri.

The Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels supports expanding production of advanced biofuels through an annual application window of October 1 through October 31. Eligible producers submit quarterly requests for payment with documented production data, which the agency converts to British Thermal Unit values to calculate funding. Mid America Biofuels has received seventeen project grants from Rural Business Cooperative Services with combined obligated dollars totaling $13.6 million, maintaining steady annual award frequency over the past five years.