OpportunityTitle: Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Sustainable Bioenergy and Bioproducts Challenge Area
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: See Part III., A. Eligible Applicants in the RFA for details. Applications may only be submitted by eligible entities. Eligibility is linked to the project type.  All project types are described beginning in Part II, C. in the RFA.
Description: In FY 2017 NIFA invites applications for the SBEBP Challenge Area Program, and specific program areas are designed to achieve the long term outcome of reducing our nation&#8217;s dependence on foreign oil and help meet the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 goal of 36 billion gallons/year of biofuels by 2022. In FY2017, the SBEBP is soliciting applications in the following priority areas: (1) Lignin or nano-cellulosic co-products from biomass feedstocks; and (2) Biomass feedstock genetic development and evaluation.
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GrantorContactText: NIFA Help Desk  &lt;br/&gt;Phone: 202-401-5048  &lt;br/&gt;Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays &lt;br/&gt;