Repowering Assistance

 

Payments to eligible biorefineries for the purpose of replacing fossil fuels with renewable biomass.

Deleted 03/27/2024 (Archived.) 10.866 Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Department of Agriculture C - Direct Payments For Specified Use; D - Direct Payments With Unrestricted Use Not applicable. Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 as amended by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, and the Agricultural Act of 2014, Public Law 113-79, Title IX, Section 9004, 7 U.S.C. 8104, Section 9004, Public Law -110-24-6 A Biorefinery facility (including equipment and processes) that converts renewable biomass into biofuels and biobased products, and may produce electricity. An eligible biorefinery producer, whose primary production is biofuels; that meets all requirements of this program. The biorefinery must have been in existence on or before June 18, 2008. For biorefineries in existence on June 18, 2008 Primary production is biofuels 1. Application for participation in the program. 2. Feasibility Study for the renewable biomass system. 3. Historical records for energy use. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. The applicant must submit a feasibility study by an independent qualified consultant, which has no financial interest in the biorefinery, and demonstrates that the renewable biomass system of the biorefinery is feasible, taking into account the economic, technical and environmental aspects of the system. Applications will be scored and awards will be made based of how well applicants score in relation to other applicant within the funding cycle. Payments may be made during construction and commissioning, ten percent of eligible project cost shall be withheld until project is completed and operating. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Applicants must achieve minimum levels of fossil fuel reductions and cost effectiveness to be eligible. The purpose of this program is to provide financial incentives to biorefineries in existence on June 18, 2008 to replace the use of fossil fuels with new systems that use renewable biomass as their energy source Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Duration of the Farm Bill. Payments may be made during construction and commissioning, ten percent of eligible project cost shall be withheld until project is completed and operating. An applicant who is awarded payments under the program has five years from the fiscal year in which an award is made to request and receive payments. Requests for funds have to be made within three years. No payments are made prior to completion and commissioning of the projects. An applicant who is awarded payments under the program has five years from the fiscal year in which an award is made to to process payments. Regional Agency Offices: http://www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/state-offices Fred Petok
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Rural Development, Energy Division
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 3225


Washington, DC 20250-3225 US
Aaron.Morris@wdc.usda.gov
Phone: 202-690-0784 http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/repowering-assistance-program 12-2073-0-1-452 (Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use) FY 18$5,000,000.00; FY 19 est $0.00; FY 20 est $0.00; FY 17$0.00; FY 16$0.00; - Farm Bill did not reauthorize this program. Call the office listed below. Determined on a project bases. Not applicable.