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USDA announces first official biomass project area
05/05/2011 — toniscottToday the USDA announced the establishment of the first official Biomass Crop Assistance Program Project Area.
The federal biomass program, established in the 2008 Farm Bill, incentivizes the production of crops for biofuels.
Incentives in time for Summer
04/27/2011 — toniscottEarlier this week, our friend Bob at Pacific Gas & Electric sent over a copy of a paper he wrote for a sustainable building advisor course he is completing.
Rural Energy for America Webinar
04/22/2011 — toniscottInterested in learning more about the Rural Energy for America Program?
The Rural Business Cooperative Service will hold two separate webinars aimed at educating the public about the federal program. The main purpose of the webinars is to address the interim rule and notice of funding availability for the REAP grants. The grant application is due June 15.
Grant funding available for biomass research and development
04/18/2011 — toniscottThe USDA and Department of Energy are jointly offering $30 million in federal funding to support research and development in advanced biofuels, bioenergy, and high-value biobased products through the Biomass Research and Development Initiative.
The funding is expected to support five to ten projects over three to four years.
Federal funding for renewable energy projects available
04/15/2011 — toniscottUSDA Rural Development is now accepting applications for its Rural Energy for America Program.
The federal program provides grants and loan guarantees to agriculture producers and small rural businesses for energy efficiency improvement projects and renewable energy projects.
On-Farm Renewable Energy
04/04/2011 — toniscottWith fuel and energy prices continually rising and farming operations striving for sustainability, on-farm renewable energy is becoming a popular alternative for farmers across the nation.
At the California Climate & Agriculture Network Summit last week, Brent Morrison, Morrison & Company’s managing principal, joined a panel discussion about on-farm renewable energy.
Brent provided an o
VAPG Interim Rule Announced
02/28/2011 — Brent MorrisonThe “Interim Rule” for the 2010 Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) was issued February 23, 2011.
Key Details to 2011 Specialty Crop Block Grant
11/10/2010 — skennedyThe 2011 California Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG) application period was announced on Wednesday, November 10, 2010. Concept proposals are due December 20, 2010; if your concept is selected for a full proposal, the full proposal will be due March 8, 2011.
Geoff's Greatest Grants V
07/14/2010 — Geoff ChinnockWelcome back my friends to the Land of Weird. So much to choose from this time around…
Things you need to know about the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
07/09/2010 — Geoff ChinnockIt’s hard to imagine a grant program that generates more “buzz” than the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). We get calls on it all the time from across the nation. I mean, this grant has it all: non-profits and universities aren’t eligible, small businesses and individuals are
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