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7 CFR 3430.701: Purpose.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 7—Agriculture
- Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture
- CHAPTER XXXIV—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
- PART 3430—COMPETITIVE AND NONCOMPETITIVE NON-FORMULA FEDERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS—GENERAL AWARD ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
- Subpart K—Biomass Research and Development Initiative
In carrying out the program, NIFA, in cooperation with the Department of Energy, is authorized to make competitive awards under section 9008(e) of FSRIA (7 U.S.C. 8108(e)) to develop:
(a) Technologies and processes necessary for abundant commercial production of biofuels at prices competitive with fossil fuels;
(b) High-value biobased products—
(1) To enhance the economic viability of biofuels and power,
(2) To serve as substitutes for petroleum-based feedstocks and products, and
(3) To enhance the value of coproducts produced using the technologies and processes; and
(c) A diversity of economically and environmentally sustainable domestic sources of renewable biomass for conversion to biofuels, bioenergy, and biobased products.
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