6 June 20171 June 2017USDA bioenergy programs gutted in 2018 Trump Budget: The Digest’s 7-Minute GuideRural Business Service to shut down; BCAP, REAP, loan guarantees gone; food stamps, crop insurance slashed.
25 May 201630 May 2016USDA Announces $21 Million Available For Bioeconomy Research and DevelopmentThe funding is available through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill
30 April 20152 September 2015USDA Awards $3.8 Million in Grants for Nanotechnology ResearchNanoscale science, engineering, and technology embrace opportunities in a broad range of critical challenges facing agriculture and food systems
14 December 2012USDA Grants Support Sustainable Bioenergy ProductionUSDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awards $10M for bioenergy, biobased products
27 February 2012ZeaChem to Receive USDA Grant to Develop Advanced BiofuelsBio-based fuel production begins expected in 2013
25 July 2011Farms of the future: bio-oil, biochar from biomassUSDA to fund South Dakota State University project