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Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program
- Currently Closed
Open Date:
Close Date:
9/2/2024
Upcoming Milestones:
Eligible Recipients:
- Cooperatives
- Federal Agencies
- Lending Institutions
- Native/Tribal Entities
Program Purpose:
- Other Infrastructure
Reserved for Energy
Communities?
No
Bureau/Office
Rural Development
Funded by:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Overview
This program provides loan guarantees up to $250 million to assist in the development, construction, and retrofitting of new and emerging technologies. These technologies are: advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals and biobased products.
Funds may be used for the development, construction, and retrofitting of:
- Commercial-scale biorefineries using eligible technology.
- Biobased product manufacturing facilities that use technologically new commercial-scale processing and manufacturing equipment to convert renewable chemicals, and other biobased outputs of biorefineries, into end-user products on a commercial scale.
- Refinancing, in certain circumstances, may be eligible.
- In broad terms, two types of projects are eligible for the program – biorefineries, and biobased product manufacturing facilities.
Related Resources
Additional information is available on the Resources page.Funding Details
Funding Source:
- Annual Appropriation
Funding Type:
Loan Guarantee
Total Amount Available:
Limit per Applicant:
$250,000,000
Estimated Awards:
Applicant Guidance
Additional information can be found here.
Contact Information
James Campbell, Program Processing Division, [email protected]