Lake Erie Biofuels LLC
Erie, PA Doing business as Hero BX
- UEI
- FNZLJ7FF53G7
- CAGE
- 5HZH6
- Primary NAICS
- Not on record
- SAM.gov registration
- Expired
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Other
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1540 E Lake Rd #300, Erie, PA 16511, USA
- Website
- herobx.com
- Founded
- 2009
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Energy
- Energy Equipment & Services
- Gas Utilities
- Oil & Gas
- SIC code
- 29 Petroleum & Coal Products
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Lake Erie Biofuels LLC, doing business as Hero BX, is a veteran-owned manufacturer of biodiesel and advanced biofuel technology based in Erie, Pennsylvania, that operates exclusively as a federal grant recipient under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services division. The company does not hold federal prime contracts or subcontracts; all twenty of its recent federal awards are project grants for advanced biofuel production and pandemic relief through the Biofuel Producer Program (CFDA 10.378).
Hero BX's federal footprint is entirely concentrated with a single customer agency — the USDA Rural Business Cooperative Services — which has funded all twenty awards across the past five years with no sub-award activity. Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $40.4 million, anchored by two large COVID-19 relief grants: a $17.25 million project grant awarded May 18, 2022, with completion in May 2024, and a $1.07 million advanced biofuel production grant awarded May 26, 2023, with completion in May 2025. The company also received project grants for advanced biofuel production awarded July 1, 2022; May 25, 2023; April 2, 2024; and January 22, 2026. According to the source, Hero BX has accumulated over $19 million in total federal grant funding from USDA Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services for renewable fuel production and pandemic relief since the beginning of its federal award history.
Activity has been sparse and episodic — one award in 2021, two in 2022, two in 2023, one in 2024, and one in early 2026 — reflecting the cyclical nature of grant-based federal support for biofuel producers rather than sustained prime-contract engagement. Award timing suggests the company operates in a grant-receipt posture tied to USDA appropriations and program-specific funding windows rather than through indefinite-delivery vehicles, competitive procurements, or standing teaming relationships. The company's capability set centers on biodiesel and eco-friendly fuel technology production in the Northeast United States, with federal support directed toward maintaining operations and expanding advanced biofuel manufacturing capacity during periods of market volatility and pandemic-related disruption.
Quick answers
Is Lake Erie Biofuels LLC registered in SAM.gov?
Lake Erie Biofuels LLC's SAM.gov registration expired on October 23, 2026.
What is Lake Erie Biofuels LLC's most recent federal award?
Lake Erie Biofuels LLC's most recent federal grant award is Grant for prod of ADV biofuel (PAYR25PP0003022), from Rural Business Cooperative Services (RHS), on January 22, 2026.
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