The Scale-Up of Integrated Biorefineries and Greenhouse Gas Reduction in First Generation program is designed to support high-impact technology RD&D to accelerate the bioeconomy and, in particular, the production of low-carbon fuels for the aviation, marine, rail, and long-haul trucking industries.
Donor Name: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/08/2022
Grant Size: $100,000,000
Details:
BETO is focusing on applied RD&D to improve the performance and reduce cost of biofuel production technologies and scale-up production systems in partnership with industry. By reducing cost and technical risk, BETO can help pave the way for industry to deploy commercial-scale integrated biorefineries and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from hard-to-decarbonize sectors, such as the aviation industry. Additionally, this FOA will strengthen current first generation (Gen-1) corn ethanol production facilities by reducing their overall carbon footprint. Under the current BETO vision, these biomass feedstocks will be developed for use in the production of sustainable aviation fuel through a variety of conversion technologies. BETO is focused on developing and demonstrating technologies that are capable of producing low-carbon, cost-effective biofuels and co-products by 2030, as well as biofuel production pathways that can deliver at least 70% lower lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions than petroleum. BETO further aims to support the demonstration of 4-5 fully integrated biorefineries, thereby increasing the number of proven pathways to produce sustainable aviation fuels, as well as sustainable marine, long-haul trucking, and rail fuels, by 2030.
Under this funding opportunity, BETO is interested in the following Topic Areas:
- Topic Area 1: Pre-Pilot Scale-Up of Integrated Biorefineries
- Topic Area 2: Pilot Scale-Up of Integrated Biorefineries
- Topic Area 3: Demonstration Scale-Up of Integrated Biorefineries
- Topic Area 4: Gen-1 Corn Ethanol Emission Reduction
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $59,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $100,000,000
- Award Floor: $500,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Special district governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- County governments
- Individuals
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- State governments
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
