Biomass Grants
BIOMASS COMMERCIAL USE GRANT PROGRAM
Administered by: Department of Agriculture
Annual funding: Funds authorized but not appropriated for FY2006
Established: Section 210, Paragraph (b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
Scheduled termination: Authorized from 2006 to 2016
Description: Authorizes placement of grants to improve the commercial value of forest biomass for electric energy, useful heat, transportation fuels, and other commercial purposes. Biomass commercial use grants may be made to any person in a preferred community that owns or operates a facility that uses biomass as a raw material to produce electric energy, sensible heat, or transportation fuels. To help offset the purchase cost of biomass, a qualified entity may receive up to a $20 per green ton for biomass delivered.
Qualified applicant: Preferred communities are Indian tribes and local government and municipalities near public land with less than 50,000 people.
For more information: Contact USDA Rural Development at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rd/energy/
IMPROVED BIOMASS USE GRANT PROGRAM
Administered by: Department of Agriculture
Annual funding: Funds authorized but not appropriated for FY2006.
Established: Section 210, Paragraph (c) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
Scheduled termination: Authorized from 2006 to 2016
Description: The Improved Biomass Use Grant Program is available to entities in preferred communities to offset the cost of projects to develop or research opportunities to improve the use of, or add value to, biomass. Criteria for awarding the grants include: (1) the anticipated public benefits of the project; (2) opportunities for the creation or expansion of small businesses and micro-businesses; (3) the potential for new job creation; (4) the potential for the project to improve efficiency or develop cleaner technologies for biomass utilization; and (5) the potential for the project to reduce the hazardous fuels from the areas in greatest need of treatment.
Qualified applicant: Preferred communities include local government and municipalities near public land whose population is less than 50,000 and Indian tribes.
For more information: Contact USDA Rural Development at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rd/energy/
CELLULOSIC BIOMASS ETHANOL CONVERSION ASSISTANCE
Administered by: Department of Energy
Annual funding: $250 million for FY2006 and $400 million for FY2007 authorized by the Energy Policy Act of 2005
Established: Calendar Year 2005 by §1511(e) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
Scheduled termination: None
Description: Provides commercial producers with grants to assist in the building of production facilities for the production of cellulosic biomass ethanol using agricultural residues or municipal solid waste.
Qualified applicant: Commercial producers of cellulosic biomass ethanol
For more information: Visit the DOE at http://www.energy.gov/
CONVERSION ASSISTANCE FOR CELLULOSIC BIOMASS,WASTE-DERIVED ETHANOL, APPROVED RENEWABLE FUELS
Administered by: Department of Energy
Annual funding: $100 million for FY2006, $250 million for FY2007, and $400 million for FY2008 authorized by the Energy Policy Act of 2005
Established: Calendar Year 2005 by §1512 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
Scheduled termination: None
Description: Provides commercial producers with grants to assistant in the building of production facilities for cellulosic biomass ethanol, waste-derived ethanol, and approved renewable fuels derived from agricultural residues, wood residues, municipal solid waste or agricultural biproducts.
Qualified applicant: Commercial producers
For more information: Visit the DOE at http://www.energy.gov/