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2012 Hazardous Fuels - Woody Biomass Utilization Grant Program
Federal Register Announcement
To address the goals of Public Law 110-234, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, Rural Revitalization Technologies (7 U.S.C. 6601), and the anticipated Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act of 2012, USDA is requesting proposals to address the nationwide challenge of using low-value woody biomass material to create renewable energy and protect communities and critical infrastructure from wildfires. |
Successful projects will process woody biomass in a bioenergy facility using commercially proven technologies to produce thermal, electrical or liquid/gaseous bioenergy. Funds from the Hazardous Fuels Woody Biomass Utilization (WBU) grant program must be used to further the planning of such facilities by funding the engineering services necessary for final design and cost analysis. | |
Examples of projects might include engineering design of a:
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