USDA Awards REAP, FPEP Funds to Biogas, Bioenergy Projects
The USDA on Jan. 22 announced it is investing $207 million in 682 renewable energy and domestic fertilizer projects through the Rural Energy for American Program and Fertilizer Production Expansion Program. Nearly 30 of the funded projects focus on biogas and bioenergy.
The awards include $157 million in REAP grants and loan guarantees that were awarded to 675 projects in 42 states and $50 million in FPEP investments that will be shared by seven projects in seven states. The projects selected for funding include various anaerobic digestion projects to produce renewable natural gas (RNG), along with projects focused on biogas-fueled combined-heat-and-power (CHP), anaerobic digestion for fertilizer production, and poultry litter.