Sample Program Highlights
- USDA Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Program: Grants
and loan guarantees for purchase of renewable energy systems,
including production plants and wind farms; agricultural producers
and rural small businesses eligible; $500K grant max; $7M loan
guarantee max; match required.
- USDA Value-Added Producer Program: Grants for planning, working
capital for marketing, and operating farm-based renewable energy
ventures; agricultural producers eligible; $100K planning grant max;
$150K working capital grant max; match required.
- USDA Bio-based Products/Bioenergy Program: Loan guarantees
for biomass conversion to bio-based products/bioenergy; supports
working capital, machine/equipment purchase/installation, building
construction, and real estate purchases; most groups eligible; $25M
loan guarantee max.
- DOE Innovative Technologies in Support of the Advanced
Energy Initiative: Loan guarantees for early commercial projects
for technologies that support AEI goals; covers design, construction,
and project start-up; most renewable energy sources and
alternative fuel vehicles included; most groups eligible; $2B loan
guarantee pool.
- DOE Hydrogen Fuel Initiative: $50M available over next 3 years
for basic hydrogen research grants; most groups eligible; no award
ceiling; focused program.
- DOE Commercial Demonstration of Integrated Bio-refinery System:
Grants cover design, construction, and operation of bio-refineries
using lignocellulosic feedstocks; most groups eligible; $80M award
max; match required.
- DOE Solar America Initiative: R&D to reduce PV solar systems/
component costs; commercial entities eligible; $20M award max.
 DOE Clean Cities: Grants for alternative fuel refueling infrastructure;
$3M award max.
- DOE Biomass R&D Initiative: R&D,
demonstration of biomass-based
products, bioenergy, and biofuels;
most groups eligible; $2.5M award
max; match required.
- DOE Development of Power
Electronics/Electric Motor Technology
for Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid,
Fuel-cell Vehicles; most groups
eligible; awards in
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