Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Sustainable Bioenergy and Bioproducts (SBEBP) Challenge Area

Submitted by miakah on Wed, 07/20/2016 - 11:29
Type: 
Funding
Organization: 
USDA, NIFA
Description: 

Deadline passed as of November 17, 2016. Deadline for 2017 unknown. In the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Sustainable Bioenergy and Bioproducts (SBEBP) Challenge Area specific program areas are designed to achieve the long term outcome of reducing the national dependence on foreign oil through the development and production of regionally-appropriate sustainable bioenergy systems that materially deliver advanced liquid transportation biofuels, biopower, and bioproducts.

Category: 
alternative energy, biofuel, sustainability, bioenergy
Funding Amount: 
Award amount varies. $21,000,000 in total program funding.
Matching Funds: 
For equipment grants and if commodity specific. See RFA for details.

Geography:

Eligibility: 
Native American Tribal Organizations, not Federally recognized Tribal Governments. 1862 Land-Grant Institutions, 1890 Land-Grant Institutions, 1994 Land-Grant Institutions, For-profit Organizations Other Than Small Businesses, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Individuals, Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS status, other than Institutions of Higher Ed, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS status, other than Institutions of Higher Ed, Other or Additional Information (See below), Private Institutions of Higher Ed, Small Business, State Agricultural Experiment Stations, State Controlled Institutions of Higher Ed
Website: 
https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/agriculture-and-food-research-initiati…