Biobased Market Development and Access Grant Program (BDAP)

The program provides grants for domestic Integrated Demonstration Units (IDUs) to applicants using agricultural commodities as feedstock and who have successfully completed Phase I of the 9003 Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Man

The purpose of the Biobased Market Development and Access Grant Program is focused investment in the successful completion of the required Integrated Demonstration Unit (IDU) Campaign and Technical Report. These requirements are necessary to complete Phase II of the 9003 Loan Guarantee Program and issuance of the loan note guarantee.

Applicants using agricultural commodities as feedstock and who have successfully completed Phase I of the 9003 Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance (9003) application process and received greenlight invitation letters to Phase 2 of the 9003 program and demonstrating a need to execute an IDU. To be eligible for the grant, a project must meet the eligibility requirements costs associated with building an integrated demonstration unit and/or costs associated with paying for an existing domestic integrated demonstration unit to run their campaign. Project must also be using an agriculture commodity-based feedstock. Projects must be using the feedstock that was proposed with their initial submission. The term "agricultural commodity" means- wheat, cotton, flax, corn, dry beans, oats, barley, rye, rice, peanuts, soybeans, sugar beets, sugar cane, tomatoes, grain sorghum, sunflowers, raisins, oranges, sweet corn, dry peas, freezing and canning peas, forage, apples, grapes, potatoes, timber and forests, oilseed plants, nursery crops, livestock, citrus, and other fruits and vegetables, nuts, tame hay, native grass, hemp, aquatic plants propagated or reared in a controlled or selected environment, or any other derivative of such agricultural commodities including agricultural residues and woody biomass but excluding stored grain.

Grant applicants must have successfully completed Phase I of the application process and received a Greenlight Letter into Phase 2 in the 9003 Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance program.

Costs associated with building an integrated demonstration unit and/or costs associated with paying for an existing domestic integrated demonstration unit to run demonstration campaign. Project must also be using an agriculture commodity-based feedstock. Projects must be using the feedstock that was proposed with their initial submission.

Funds are available until expended.

Grant applicants must have successfully completed Phase I of the 9003 program application process and received a Greenlight Letter.

Grant applicants must have successfully completed Phase I of the 9003 program application process and received a Greenlight Letter.

To be eligible for the grant, a project must meet the eligibility requirements costs associated with building an integrated demonstration unit and/or costs associated with paying for an existing domestic integrated demonstration unit to run their campaign. Project must also be utilizing an agriculture commodity-based feedstock. The term "agricultural commodity" means- wheat, cotton, flax, corn, dry beans, oats, barley, rye, rice, peanuts, soybeans, sugar beets, sugar cane, tomatoes, grain sorghum, sunflowers, raisins, oranges, sweet corn, dry peas, freezing and canning peas, forage, apples, grapes, potatoes, timber and forests, oilseed plants, nursery crops, livestock, citrus, and other fruits and vegetables, nuts, tame hay, native grass, hemp, aquatic plants propagated or reared in a controlled or selected environment, or any other derivative of such agricultural commodities including agricultural residues and woody biomass but excluding stored grain.

Successful applicants will receive a signed notice of Federal award, containing instructions on requirements necessary to proceed with execution and performance of the award. The agency will consider up to 100% advance payments on a case-by-case basis. No advances or reimbursements are made before a signed notice of Federal award.

On a case-by-case basis and in accordance with the grant agreement.