Deadline- April 8, 2013
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting proposals for Hazardous Fuels Woody Biomass Utilization Grant. The mission of this proposal are-
- Promote projects that target and help remove economic and market barriers to using woody biomass for renewable energy.
- Assist projects that produce renewable energy from woody biomass while protecting the public interest.
- Reduce the public’s cost for forest restoration by increasing the value of biomass and other forest products generated from hazardous fuels reduction and forest health activities on forested lands.
- Create incentives and/or encourage business investment that uses woody biomass from our nation’s forestlands for renewable energy projects.
Eligibility & Criteria-
This grant program requires that projects have had considerable advance work completed prior to submitting a grant application. Only applications that have already completed and submit-
- a Comprehensive Feasibility Assessment of the project by qualified and credible parties,
- a Woody Biomass Resource Supply Assessment and,
- past three years of financial statements (Balance Sheets, Income Statements and Cash Flow Analysis) shall be considered. Corporate annual reports will not be accepted as evidence of due diligence for a business. In addition, for-profit applicants, as well as non-profit organizations, should have a Dun and Bradstreet rating
For more information, visit grants.gov and search by funding opportunity number.USDA-FS-2013-WBU
