Links to websites with information about various
special emphasis procurement and grant programs
will be listed at this site to facilitate
locating information.
BioPreferred (formerly The Federal Biobased Products Preferred Procurement Program) is a preference program that serves to increase the procurement and use of biobased products by Federal agencies. A biobased product is a commercial or industrial product (other than food or feed) that is comprised in whole or in part of biological products, renewable agricultural materials, or forestry materials.
Publication
of Rule to Incorporate BioPreferredSM into the Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR)
Procurement of subsistence/agricultural (food) commodities are purchased by the Agricultural Marketing Service and the Kansas City Commodity Office of the Farm Service Agency.
The USDA Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) manages the small business programs within USDA. Both general and information about specific programs is available.
The SBIR program
at USDA makes competitively awarded grants to qualified small businesses
to support high quality, advanced concepts in research related to scientific
programs and opportunities in agriculture. The Cooperative State Research,
Education and Extension Service (CSREES) administers the SBIR program
in USDA.
Last Modified:
05/31/2007
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