The AGRI Biofuels Infrastructure Grant Program is a competitive funding opportunity for Minnesota retail service stations to increase access to and sales of motor fuel blends containing at least 15% ethanol.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/30/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
This grant program serves start-up, modernization, or expansion of biofuels infrastructure and will prioritize:
- Funding a combination of large and small projects to upgrade equipment to be compatible with E25 or higher blends.
- Funding a combination of applicants supplying critical access to motor fuel and other goods and services as well as applicants capable of selling high volumes of E15 and higher blends.
- Awarding funds equitably throughout the state.
- Projects that serve socio-economically disadvantaged communities and communities where access to biofuels is limited.
Funding Information
MDA expects to award $3.375 million through the AGRI Biofuels Infrastructure Grant.
- You can request between $5,000 and $199,000 for an individual project.
- This grant requires a cash match. You must commit at least 35% of the total project cost as a cash match.
Grant Period
Grants may last up to three years from the contract start date.
Eligible Projects
Projects must:
- Replace or upgrade equipment that can’t be certified for E25 or higher blends.
- Promote the sale of motor fuel blends containing at least 15% ethanol.
- Document sales of motor fuel blends of E15 and higher during the grant period and beyond.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must:
- Be a retail petroleum dispenser in Minnesota with no more than 10 retail petroleum dispensing sites (regardless of their location). Examples include retail service stations, convenience stations, and hypermarket fueling stations.
- Not be a fleet operator.
- Be the owner of the property or have the owners’ permission to pursue the proposed improvements to the premises.
- Be operating and dispensing fuel at the time of application (new stations under construction or planned for construction are not eligible).
- MDA encourages stations owned, operated by, or serving Native American tribal communities to apply.
For more information, visit MDA.
