The US Department of Agriculture this week (Aug. 23, 2022) opened the application window for grants to increase the sale and use of biofuels. USDA has $100 million in funding available through the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act. The program seeks to market higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel by sharing the costs to build and retrofit biofuel-related infrastructure such as pumps, dispensers and storage tanks.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says, “Expanding the availability of higher-blend fuels is a win for American farmers, the rural economy and hardworking Americans.”
The additional funding follows an April investment of $5.6 million to increase the availability of biofuels by 59.5 million gallons per year in California, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and South Dakota. In June, USDA also announced that it had provided $700 million in relief funding to more than 100 biofuel producers in 25 states who experienced market losses due to the pandemic.
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