NIFA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
06/23/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/24/2026 09:02
NIFA Awards $5.6M to Support Biorefining and Biomanufacturing
USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded $5.6 million in funding to support 11 projects that focus on converting, treating, processing, refining, or manufacturing products to utilize plant, animal, and woody biomass. Some broad research areas include, but are not limited to: improve or expand production efficiency and capacity of biomass, biofuels, intermediate chemical platforms, and bio-based products; improve or expand utilization of waste and byproducts generated in agricultural and food systems; and engineer and manufacture new or improved products and processes that utilize materials from agriculture or micro-organisms (including, but not limited to, bioplastics and biocomposites). Projects funded under this program area priority have led to new innovations, new production methods, new bioproducts, and have supported a circular bioeconomy.
2024 Awardees
- Arizona State University
- Auburn University
- Iowa State University
- Princeton University
- Purdue University
- University of Central Florida
- University of Connecticut
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- University of Mississippi
- University of Missouri
- University of Wyoming
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