NIFA Biobased Energy Programs

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NIFA Biobased Energy Programs

• Peter Arbuckle
• National Institute of Food and Agriculture
• Program Specialist- Biobased Energy and Products

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Outline

• USDA Energy Strategy
• Growing Americas Fuel
• NIFA Implementation
• NIFA Programs

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USDA BioEnergy Strategy

• Focused to meet Presidents Biofuel Targets
• 36 B gallons by 2022
• 60 B gallons by 2030
• Emphasize investment in Commercializing drop-in
  replacement biofuels
• Bioproducts and Biopower to add value
• Invest in alcohol fuels where appropriate and
  viable

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USDA BioEnergy Strategy

• Sustainable Regional Biofuel Production Systems
• Feedstock Development and Production
• Focus on 5 sources of biomass
• Woody biomass
• Perennial grasses
• Energycane
• Sorghum
• Oil seed (includes Algae)

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NIFA Implementation

• Life-Cycle Approach to Biofuel Production
• Sustainable Regional Production and Consumption
• Feedstock Development and Production
• Logistics/Material Handling
• Infrastructure
• Processing- Products and co-products
• End-use
• Waste Management

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NIFA Implementation

• Transdisciplinary REE
• Integrated research through out product
  life-cycle
• Consortia-based grants
• Academic, Industry, State, USDA
• Education and Extension is important
• Fellowships, student support, and outreach
• Workforce Development

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NIFA Programs

• Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)
• 700 million authorized for new grants in 2010
• Approx. 25 to Sustainable Biobased Energy
• General grant types
• Coordinated Agricultural Projects
• Planning Grants
• Standard Research Grants
• Standard Education Grants
• RFA to be released in Late February/March 2010

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NIFA Programs

• AFRI (contd)
• Larger Grants- Longer in Duration
• Outcome Driven
• Larger grants to grow program
• 5-year awards
• Budget growth required for new programs
• gt50 increase requested in Presidents Budget for
  FY 11
• Contact Bill Goldner wgoldner_at_nifa.usda.gov

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NIFA Programs

• Biomass Research and Development Initiative
  (BRDI)
• Joint USDA/DOE Program
• 28 M in 2010 (USDA)
• Three Technical Areas
• Feedstock Development
• Biofuels and Biobased Products
• Biofuels Development Analysis
• Emphasis on Demonstration
• Contact Carmela Bailey cbailey_at_nifa.usda.gov

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NIFA Programs

• BRDI Projects
• Feedstock Development
• Sustainable Feedstock Supply Systems (OK St.)
• Conditionally Activated Proenzymes (Agravida,
  inc)
• Biofuels and Biobased Products
• Food and Yard Waste into Biogas and Bioproducts
  (Yenkin-Majestic Paint Corp.)
• Cellulosic Isobutanol Fermentation Biocatalyst
  (Gevo, Inc.)
• Kinetic Models of Biomass Gassificaiton (GE
  Global Research)
• Production of Polyitaconic Acid from Northeast
  Hardwood Biomass (Itaconix, LLC)
• Improving Biorefinery Economics through
  Microchannel Hydroprocessing (Velocys, Inc.)
• Biofuels Development Analysis
• Environmental Sustainability and Capacity of
  Forest-based Biofuel (University of Minnesota)
• Analysis of the Global Impacts of Second
  Generation Biofuels (Purdue University)

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NIFA Programs

• Small Business Innovation Research Program
• Research for the development of a profit-making
  technology, product or service
• Two-phase program - feasibility and development
• 90,000 (Phase I) 400,000 (Phase II)
• Small businesses of 500 employees or less
• Government-wide
• 2.5 set-aside of USDA extramural funding for
  research

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SBIR Bioenergy-Related Topic Areas
NIFA Programs

• Biofuels and Biobased Products
• Forests Related Resources
• Plant Production Protection Biology
• Plant Production Protection Engineering
• Animal Manure Management
• Contact Bill Goldner wgoldner_at_nifa.usda.gov

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NIFA Programs
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