Funding-Biomass
Research and Development Initiative; July 13, 2010
Agency
Golden
Field Office
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.
Announcement
Number:
DE-FOA-0000341
Closing
Date:
Jul 13, 2010
Link
to Full Announcement
Contact
Information
Brenda
L. Dias, Grants and Agreements Specialist
brenda.dias@go.doe.gov