On Friday, USDA announced nearly $60 million in grants awarded through Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) to expand access to domestic biofuels in 24 states.
The states included are: Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.
Among the projects being funded:
In California, EZ Petroleum will use a $1.3 million grant to install 30 E85 dispensers and seven ethanol storage tanks at seven fueling stations in Winton, Fremont, South San Francisco, Salinas, Richmond and Fresno. This project is expected to increase the amount of ethanol sold by more than 391,000 gallons per year.
In Florida, Mas Fuel Distributors will use a nearly $2 million grant to install 14 E15 dispensers, 24 E85 dispensers, and eight ethanol storage tanks at three fueling stations in Hollywood, Miami and Homestead. This project is expected to increase the amount of ethanol sold by nearly 2 million gallons per year.
In Iowa, Morning Star Station LLC will use a $398,000 grant to install two E15 dispensers, one B20 dispenser, one ethanol storage tank and one biodiesel storage tank at a fueling station in Worthington. This project is expected to increase the amount of biofuel sold by more than 116,000 gallons per year.