Return-Path: Received: from server.64xmedia.com by server.64xmedia.com with LMTP id jy05KBj9BGPcMgAAdUq3JA (envelope-from ); Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:15:20 -0400 Return-path: Envelope-to: jmelk@aicenergycorp.com, Smelk@aicenergycorp.com Delivery-date: Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:15:20 -0400 Received: from wsip-24-234-235-53.lv.lv.cox.net ([24.234.235.53]:63043 helo=DESKTOPSLEKULP) by server.64xmedia.com with esmtpsa (TLS1.2) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.95) (envelope-from ) id 1oQWYi-0003Nu-Ha; Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:15:20 -0400 From: To: "'John Melk'" , References: <1139217124938.1132339387098.1303478196.0.311145JL.2002@scheduler.constantcontact.com> In-Reply-To: <1139217124938.1132339387098.1303478196.0.311145JL.2002@scheduler.constantcontact.com> Subject: FW: USDA Begins Accepting Applications for $100 Million in Biofuel Infrastructure Grants Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2022 09:15:20 -0700 Message-ID: <013f01d8b70b$8aaff420$a00fdc60$@aicenergycorp.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0140_01D8B6D0.DE538D20" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 16.0 Thread-Index: AQJbdrKR/qu1IG5BmlUOy1ADIsQkv6y3KaIg Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0140_01D8B6D0.DE538D20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 =20 From: USDA Office of Communications =20 Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2022 8:46 AM To: jwilson@aicenergycorp.com Subject: USDA Begins Accepting Applications for $100 Million in Biofuel = Infrastructure Grants =20 = =20 =20 =20 USDA Begins Accepting Applications for $100 Million in Biofuel = Infrastructure Grants =20 Funding Will Increase Availability of Clean Fuels Across the Nation =20 WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2022 =E2=80=93 U.S. Department of Agriculture = (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is accepting = applications for $100 million in grants to increase the sale and use of = biofuels derived from U.S. agricultural products. =20 USDA is making the funding available through the = Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive = Program (HBIIP). This program seeks to market higher blends of ethanol = and biodiesel by sharing the costs to build and retrofit biofuel-related = infrastructure such as pumps, dispensers and storage tanks. =20 =E2=80=9CThe Biden-Harris Administration recognizes that rural America = is the key to reducing our reliance on fossil fuels and giving Americans = cleaner, more affordable options at the pump,=E2=80=9D Vilsack said. = =E2=80=9CBiofuels are homegrown fuels. Expanding the availability of = higher-blend fuels is a win for American farmers, the rural economy and = hardworking Americans who pay the price here at home when we depend on = volatile fuel sources overseas.=E2=80=9D =20 This additional funding follows an April investment of $5.6 million = through HBIIP that is expected to increase the availability of biofuels = by 59.5 million gallons per year in California, Delaware, Illinois, = Maryland, New Jersey, New York and South Dakota. =20 In June, USDA also announced that it had provided $700 million in relief = funding to more than 100 biofuel producers in 25 states who experienced = market losses due to the pandemic. =20 These investments reflect the goals of President Biden=E2=80=99s = Inflation Reduction Act, which addresses immediate economic needs and = includes the largest ever federal investment in clean energy for the = future. The law includes another $500 million aimed at increasing the = sale and use of agricultural commodity-based fuels. This funding will = allow USDA to provide additional grants for infrastructure improvements = related to blending, storing, supplying and distributing biofuels. =20 Gas prices continue to fall, at the fastest pace in over a decade. = Biofuels are an important part of the Biden-Harris = Administration=E2=80=99s commitment to lowering gas prices for the = American people. =20 Background =20 Under HBIIP, USDA provides grants to transportation fueling and = distribution facilities. These grants lower the out-of-pocket costs for = businesses to install and upgrade infrastructure and related equipment. =20 The $100 million available now will support a variety of fueling = operations, including filling stations, convenience stores and larger = retail stores that also sell fuel. The funds will also support fleet = facilities including rail and marine, and fuel distribution facilities, = such as fuel terminal operations, midstream operations, distribution = facilities as well as home heating oil distribution centers. =20 The grants will cover up to 50% of total eligible project costs = =E2=80=93 but not more than $5 million =E2=80=93 to help owners of = transportation fueling and fuel distribution facilities convert to = higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel. These higher-blend fuels must be = greater than 10% for ethanol and greater than 5% for biodiesel. =20 Applications must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. ET Nov. 21, 2022. Visit the = HBIIP webpage to learn more, sign up for = webinars and apply. =20 Additional information also is available on = Grants.gov or page 51641 of the Aug. 23, 2022, = Federal Register. =20 USDA is offering = priority points to = projects that advance key priorities under the Biden-Harris = Administration to help communities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, = advance equity and combat climate change. These extra points will = increase the likelihood of funding for projects that will advance these = key priorities for people living in rural America. =20 Under the Biden-Harris Administration, Rural Development provides loans = and grants to help expand economic opportunities, create jobs and = improve the quality of life for millions of Americans in rural areas. = This assistance supports infrastructure improvements; business = development; housing; community facilities such as schools, public = safety and health care; and high-speed internet access in rural, tribal = and high-poverty areas. For more information, visit = www.rd.usda.gov. =20 USDA touches the lives of all Americans each day in so many positive = ways. In the Biden-Harris Administration, USDA is transforming = America=E2=80=99s food system with a greater focus on more resilient = local and regional food production, fairer markets for all producers, = ensuring access to safe, healthy and nutritious food in all communities, = building new markets and streams of income for farmers and producers = using climate-smart food and forestry practices, making historic = investments in infrastructure and clean energy capabilities in rural = America, and committing to equity across the Department by removing = systemic barriers and building a workforce more representative of = America. To learn more, visit = www.usda.gov. =20 If you'd like to subscribe to USDA Rural Development updates, visit our = GovDelivery = subscriber page. =20 # =20 = = = = = =20 Department of Agriculture | 1400 Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, DC = 20250=20 = Unsubscribe jwilson@aicenergycorp.com=20 = Update Profile | = Constant Contact Data Notice=20 Sent by feedback@oc.usda.gov=20 =09 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0140_01D8B6D0.DE538D20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

 

 

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Funding Will Increase Availability of Clean Fuels Across the = Nation

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2022 =E2=80=93 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom = Vilsack today announced that USDA is accepting applications for $100 = million in grants to increase the sale and use of biofuels derived from = U.S. agricultural products.

 

USDA is making the funding available through the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive = Program (HBIIP). This program seeks to market higher blends = of ethanol and biodiesel by sharing the costs to build and retrofit = biofuel-related infrastructure such as pumps, dispensers and storage = tanks.

 

=E2=80=9CThe Biden-Harris Administration recognizes that rural = America is the key to reducing our reliance on fossil fuels and giving = Americans cleaner, more affordable options at the pump,=E2=80=9D Vilsack = said. =E2=80=9CBiofuels are homegrown fuels. Expanding the availability = of higher-blend fuels is a win for American farmers, the rural economy = and hardworking Americans who pay the price here at home when we depend = on volatile fuel sources = overseas.=E2=80=9D

 

This additional funding follows an April investment of $5.6 million = through HBIIP that is expected to increase the availability of biofuels = by 59.5 million gallons per year in California, Delaware, Illinois, = Maryland, New Jersey, New York and South = Dakota.

 

In June, USDA also announced that it had provided $700 million in = relief funding to more than 100 biofuel producers in 25 states who = experienced market losses due to the = pandemic.

 

These investments reflect the goals of President Biden=E2=80=99s = Inflation Reduction Act, which addresses immediate economic needs and = includes the largest ever federal investment in clean energy for the = future. The law includes another $500 million aimed at increasing the = sale and use of agricultural commodity-based fuels. This funding will = allow USDA to provide additional grants for infrastructure improvements = related to blending, storing, supplying and distributing = biofuels.

 

Gas prices continue to fall, at the fastest pace in over a decade. = Biofuels are an important part of the Biden-Harris = Administration=E2=80=99s commitment to lowering gas prices for the = American people.

 

Background

 

Under HBIIP, USDA provides grants to transportation fueling and = distribution facilities. These grants lower the out-of-pocket costs for = businesses to install and upgrade infrastructure and related = equipment.

 

The $100 million available now will support a variety of fueling = operations, including filling stations, convenience stores and larger = retail stores that also sell fuel. The funds will also support fleet = facilities including rail and marine, and fuel distribution facilities, = such as fuel terminal operations, midstream operations, distribution = facilities as well as home heating oil distribution = centers.

 

The grants will cover up to 50% of total eligible project costs = =E2=80=93 but not more than $5 million =E2=80=93 to help owners of = transportation fueling and fuel distribution facilities convert to = higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel. These higher-blend fuels must be = greater than 10% for ethanol and greater than 5% for = biodiesel.

 

Applications must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. ET Nov. 21, 2022. Visit = the HBIIP webpage to learn more, sign up = for webinars and apply.

 

Additional information also is available on Grants.gov or page 51641 of the Aug. = 23, 2022, Federal = Register.

 

USDA is offering priority = points to projects that advance key priorities under the = Biden-Harris Administration to help communities recover from the = COVID-19 pandemic, advance equity and combat climate change. These extra = points will increase the likelihood of funding for projects that will = advance these key priorities for people living in rural = America.

 

Under the Biden-Harris Administration, Rural Development provides = loans and grants to help expand economic opportunities, create jobs and = improve the quality of life for millions of Americans in rural areas. = This assistance supports infrastructure improvements; business = development; housing; community facilities such as schools, public = safety and health care; and high-speed internet access in rural, tribal = and high-poverty areas. For more information, visit www.rd.usda.gov.

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USDA touches the lives of all Americans each day in so many positive = ways. In the Biden-Harris Administration, USDA is transforming = America=E2=80=99s food system with a greater focus on more resilient = local and regional food production, fairer markets for all producers, = ensuring access to safe, healthy and nutritious food in all communities, = building new markets and streams of income for farmers and producers = using climate-smart food and forestry practices, making historic = investments in infrastructure and clean energy capabilities in rural = America, and committing to equity across the Department by removing = systemic barriers and building a workforce more representative of = America. To learn more, visit www.usda.gov.

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If you'd like to subscribe to USDA Rural Development updates, visit = our GovDelivery subscriber = page.

 

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