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USDA FIELDS Program Funding for Domestic Fertilizer Manufacturing
USDA Fertilizer Investment & Expansion for Long-term Domestic Supply (FIELDS) Program Funding Opportunity Number: RD-RBS-26-01-FIELDS Funding Agency: USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service Total Funding Available: $500...
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USDA Rural Business Investment Program (RBIP) Overview
USDA Rural Business Investment Program (RBIP) Funding Agency: USDA Rural Development – Rural Business-Cooperative Service Program Type: Rural Business Investment Company (RBIC) Licensing Program Funding...
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NSF Chemical Process Systems (CPS) Funding Opportunity Overview
NSF Chemical Process Systems (CPS) Program Funding Opportunity Number: PD-26-367Y Funding Agency: National Science Foundation Estimated Funding: Not Specified Cost Share: None Application Deadline: Proposals...
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USDA Strengthening Processing for U.S. Ranchers (SPUR) Program Funding Overview
USDA Strengthening Processing for U.S. Ranchers (SPUR) Program Funding Agency: USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Total Funding Available: $500 Million Cost Share Requirement: None Application...
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Building the Trust Infrastructure of the Carbon Economy
by Srinivas Jayanthi, Ph.D Why ISO/IEC 17025 is the Mandate for Investment-Grade Carbon Removal 1.0 Introduction: The Data-Driven Foundation In the carbon removal market, the...
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USDA Emerging Markets Program (EMP) – FY 2027 Funding Overview
USDA Emerging Markets Program (EMP) – FY 2027 Funding Agency: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-FAS-EMP-2027 Funding Available: Up to $8 Million Maximum...
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USDA Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC) Program – FY 2027 Funding Overview
USDA Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC) Program – FY 2027 Funding Agency: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-FAS-TASC-2027 Anticipated Funding Available: $9...
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USDA Market Access Program (MAP) – FY 2027 Funding Overview
USDA Market Access Program (MAP) – FY 2027 Funding Agency: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-FAS-MAP-2027 Anticipated Funding Available: $450.5 Million Application Deadline:...
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USDA Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP-4) – FY 2026 Funding Overview
USDA Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP-4) – FY 2026 Funding Opportunity Number: RD-RBS-26-04 Funding Agency: USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service Estimated Funding Available: $60,000,000...
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NSF SBIR/STTR Programs – FY 2026 Funding Overview
NSF SBIR/STTR Phase I, Phase II, and Fast-Track Programs – FY 2026 Funding Opportunity Number: NSF 26-510 Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for...
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USDA AFRI Strengthening Agricultural Systems Funding Opportunity – FY 2026
USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) – Strengthening Agricultural Systems Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NIFA-AFRI-011677 Funding Agency: USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)...
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The State of Green Hydrogen: Big Promises, Slow Progress
by Pete Rocha, LEC Partners Low Carbon Hydrogen Lead In 2023 green hydrogen appeared poised to play a major role in the U.S. energy transition. ...
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USDA Food for Peace, Title II Program – FY 2026 Funding Overview
USDA Food for Peace, Title II Program – FY 2026 Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-FAS-10624-0700-25 Funding Agency: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Estimated Available Funding: $357,000,000...
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USDA Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) Overview for U.S. Agricultural Exporters
USDA Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) Funding Agency: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Program Type: Export Credit Guarantee Program Funding Mechanism: Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)...
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Export-Import Bank (EXIM) Working Capital Loan Guarantee Program Overview
Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) Working Capital Loan Guarantee Program Funding Agency: Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) Program Type: Working Capital...
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Innovation Strategy Consulting for the Emerging Bioeconomy
Why Bioeconomy Strategy Needs a Different Playbook The bioeconomy is moving quickly. New conversion technologies, changing policy, shifting feedstock markets, and rising pressure from investors...