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September 08, 2004
The Biomass Program is currently soliciting grant applications for university research in biomass technologies. (MS Word 552 KB) Applicants should be consortia of at least four U.S. universities and one U.S. industry, with 20% cost share required and participation of DOE national laboratories within the National Bioenergy Center encouraged. Five million dollars is available and anticipated to go to two or three projects in the $1.5 million to $2 million range for up to four years. The Biomass Refining Consortium for Applied Fundamentals and Innovation currently evaluating pretreatment technologies for sugar platform biorefineries provides an existing example of such a consortium. Applications are due November 17, 2004, but letters of intent are requested by October 6, 2004. Information on this and other solicitations can be accessed through the DOE's Industry Interactive Procurement System.
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