The Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program (RFIP) awarded almost $1 million in grants this week to add E15 to 94 Iowa retail fuel sites throughout the state.
Momentum toward compliance with Iowa’s E15 Access Standard continues to build as these 94 grant follow the record 111 grants awarded just last month. To date, there have been a total of 297 E15 projects awarded this fiscal year, which began last July 1. The RFIP board is expected to hold at least one more meeting to award grants before the fiscal year ends on June 30.
“This continued momentum is reflected all across Iowa from retailers, to consumers, to farmers who are all asking for increased access to E15,” said Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) Monte Shaw. “Today’s grants follow the recent Higher Blends Infrastructure Program announcement of $537 million in grants and the release of the 2024 Iowa Retailers Motor Fuel Gallons Annual Report that showed an increase of E15 sales to 257 million gallons, up 45% year-to-year. This attests to the push to make E15 a standard option at the pump.”
For this fiscal year, RFIP has awarded just over $10 million in grants which includes 297 E15 projects and 39 biodiesel grants to date.