Biomass Research and Development Initiative

Post Date

May 7th 2010

Application Due Date

July 13th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

DE-FOA-0000341

CFDA Number(s)

81.087

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Energy

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Other

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.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

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.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Energy

• Office:

  Golden Field Office

• Agency Contact:

  Brenda L. Dias, Grants and Agreements Specialist
  brenda.dias@go.doe.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  brenda.dias@go.doe.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  brenda.dias@go.doe.gov

• More Information:

  https://www.fedconnect.net