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Integrated Biorefinery
Solicitation Amendment
The Department of Energy has amended its announcement for
funding issued under the authorization of the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 (EPAct P.L. 109-58) Section 932; the Bioenergy
Program. The
amendment to Appendix C clarifies the purpose and intent of
the project and provides clarification regarding the use of
the waste streams and emissions tool at http://www.energetics.com/ies_tool.
General Solicitation
Information
Approximately $53,000,000 is expected to be available in
FY07 to fund projects that design, construct, build and
operate a lignocellulosic feedstock biorefinery.
The biorefinery should produce any combination of
liquid transportation fuels, biobased chemicals, substitutes
for petroleum-based feedstocks and products, and energy in the
form of electricity or useful heat.
Selected projects should be replicable for other
refineries. Application due date is August 10, 2006, 11:59pm Eastern Time.
DOE
Online Solicitation Announcement
DOE
Online Solicitation Amendment
DOE
Full Solicitation in PDF
Comment Period for
Biobased Items for Federal Procurement Interim Final Rule
The USDA, Office of
Energy Policy and New Uses has issued an interim final rule
which is open for comment. The interim final rule is effective
immediately and makes amendments to 7 CFR part 2902 that aim
to:
·
Make consistent 7 CFR part 2902 with statutory
changes to section 9002 of the 2002 Farm Bill
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Clarify that biobased products from certain
designated countries must be treated by procuring agencies as
eligible for the procurement preference under the 2002 Farm
Bill, and
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Clarify the USDA’s intent to exclude from the
preferred procurement program biobased products that are
merely incidental to Federal funding.
Comments are due on
until August 28, 2006.
Federal Register
Solicitation for Comments
Federal Register (7
CFR Part 2902)
Funding
Opportunity
for Research on Economic Value of Cooperatives
The Rural Business-Cooperative Service has announced its
initial notice of request for proposals for projects
researching the national economic impact of all types of
cooperatives. Approximately
$495,000 is available during FY06.
Only proposals from institutions of higher education
will be accepted. The
purpose of this funding is to encourage research on the
critical issue of the economic value of cooperatives. Applications
for this funding opportunity are due on August 30, 2006.
Federal
Register Solicitation
Funding
Opportunity
for Research and Technical Assistance Projects
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) has issued a
notice and request for applications for FY06 National
Technical Assistance Program funding.
The EDA is funding research and technical assistance
projects to promote competitiveness and innovation in urban
and rural regions throughout the
U.S.
and its territories. Approximately
$500,000 is available for proposed projects.
All applications are due by August 30, 2006 at 5pm
EDT.
Federal
Register Solicitation
To
see a PDF of this Release Click Here
If you have questions, please email or
call Jetta Wong at jwong@eesi.org
or (202) 662-1885.
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