FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ANNOUNCEMENT OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (SOLICITATION)

Description:

Biomass Research and Development Initiative

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) jointly announce the availability of fiscal year 2004 (FY04) funds and solicit applications for financial assistance addressing research, development, and demonstration of biomass based products, bioenergy, biofuels, biopower, and related processes.

The Technical Topic Areas are:

  • DOE-1: Thermochemical Conversion – SynGas Cleanup & Conditioning and Pyrolytic Bio-Oils – Handling and Blending Characteristics
  • DOE-2: Thermochemical Conversion – Fundamental Breakthrough Research
  • DOE-3: Biomass – Petroleum Refinery Evaluations
  • DOE-4: Thermochemical Gasification – Kraft Black Liquor Gasification
  • USDA-5: Feedstock Development and Production
  • USDA-6: Biobased Products – Environmental and Economic Performance
  • USDA-7: Biomass Focused Forest Management Training
  • USDA-8: Incentives

Click here to obtain an Adobe Acrobat pdf copy of the solicitation, or access the solicitation through the DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System

Questions, pre-applications, and applications are not to be submitted to the National Biomass Coordination Office. Instructions for submitting questions, pre-applications and applications can be found in the solicitation.

 

Government Agency:

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the Biomass Program; U.S. Department of Agriculture

Schedule:

January 16, 2004 (registration), January 30, 2004 (pre-application)

URL:

http://www.bioproducts-bioenergy.gov/pdfs/FY04Solicitation.pdf