Biomass Research and Development Initiative

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	Federal Grant Title:	Biomass Research and Development Initiative
	CFDA Number:	81.087
	CFDA Description:	Renewable Energy Research and Development
	Federal Agency Name:	Golden Field Office
	Category of Funding Activity:	Energy
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DE-FOA-0000341
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	May 07, 2010
	Creation Date:	May 07, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 13, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 13, 2010
	Archive Date:	Information not provided
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: National Laboratory; a Federal research agency; a State research agency; a private sector entity; a consortium of 2 or more entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of section III.A. of the FOA.
Grant Description: This Funding Opportunity Announcement is a joint effort between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Energy to support development of the following: 1. Technologies and processes necessary for abundant commercial production of biofuels at prices competitive with fossil fuels; 2. High-value biobased products; and 3. A diversity of economically and environmentally sustainable domestic sources of renewable biomass for conversion to biofuels, bioenergy, and biobased products. The U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are soliciting pre-applications that integrate all three of the following technical areas: A. Feedstocks Development ? Research, development and demonstration activities regarding feedstocks and feedstock logistics, including harvest, handling, transport, preprocessing, and storage, relevant to production of raw materials for conversion to biofuels and biobased products. B. Biofuels and Biobased Products Development - Research, development and demonstration activities to support: 1. Development of diverse cost-effective technologies for the use of cellulosic biomass in the production of biofuels and biobased products; and 2. Product diversification through technologies relevant to production of a range of biobased products, including chemicals, animal feeds, and cogeneration power, that potentially can increase the feasibility of fuel production in a biorefinery. C. Biofuels Development Analysis ? Methods to quantify the proposed technology and/or the project?s positive impact on sustainability and on the environment. Successful pre-applications will consider the life-cycle, i.e. cradle-to-grave, impacts including environmental, social, and economic implications that are attributable to the project.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: https://www.fedconnect.net
Grant Announcement Contact: Brenda L. Dias, Grants and Agreements Specialistbrenda.dias@go.doe.gov
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