USDA is working with other Federal agencies to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and spur rural economic development. Tuesday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is accepting applications for up to $50 million in projects to promote the continued production and use of biofuels.
These 2008 Farm Bill monies will advance two USDA efforts: $20 million will provide financial incentives to biorefineries to replace fossil fuels used to produce heat or power at their facilities with renewable biomass; and $30 million to provide payments to eligible advanced biofuel producers to encourage the increased production and use of biofuels.
Applications for the advanced biofuels program are due August 11; applications for the biorefineries to replace fossil fuels are due November 1. More information is available at www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs or in the June 12 Federal Register.
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