Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Sustainable Bioenergy

This AFRI Challenge Area focuses on the priority to secure America's energy future. It supports the development of regional systems for the sustainable production of bioenergy and biobased products that contribute significantly to reducing dependence on foreign oil, have net positive social, environmental, and rural economic impacts, and are compatible with existing agricultural systems. The long-term outcome for this program is to implement regional systems that materially deliver liquid transportation biofuels to help meet the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 goal of 36 billion gallons/year of biofuels by 2022 and reduce the National dependence on foreign oil. In order to achieve this outcome, this program will support single-function Research, multi-function Integrated Research, Education, and/or Extension Projects, and Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE) Grants that address one of the Program Area Priorities (see Sustainable Bioenergy RFA for details).

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Who Is Eligible to Apply

1862 Land-Grant Institutions

1890 Land-Grant Institutions

1994 Land-Grant Institutions

For-profit Organizations Other Than Small Businesses

Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Individuals

Native American Tribal Orgs, not Federally recognized Tribal Governments

Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS status, other than Institutions of Higher Ed

Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS status, other than Institutions of Higher Ed

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Private Institutions of Higher Ed

Small Business

State Agricultural Experiment Stations

State Controlled Institutions of Higher Ed

More Information on Eligibility

The list above is abbreviated. Others may be eligible to apply. Eligibility may differ based on Program Area. Please review Part III, A of the current AFRI Sustainable Bioenergy RFA for more specific eligibility requirements. Note restrictions that apply to integrated applicants. Applications from ineligible institutions will not be reviewed.

Request for Application (RFA) | Apply: Electronic | Abstracts of Funded Projects

Solicitation Date (Opening)	December 26, 2012
Letter of Intent Due Date	January 28, 2013
Due Date (Closing) See RFA. Earliest Deadline Date:	April 3, 2013
Estimated Total Program Funding	$10,000,000.00
Range of Awards	$0.00 to $10,000,000.00
Cost Sharing Requirements	For equipment grants and if commodity specific. See RFA for details.
For More Information Contact	Franklin E. Boteler
Funding Opportunity Number	USDA-NIFA-AFRI-004029
CFDA Number	10.310 - Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
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