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Improving Anaerobic Digester Performance: What Happens When Mixing Fails
When it comes to anaerobic digesters, sound mixing isn’t optional — it’s the heartbeat of the process. It drives biogas production, keeps solids in suspension,...
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USDA Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) Program – FY 2026 Funding Overview
USDA Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) Program – FY 2026 Funding Opportunity Number: RDBCP-VAPG-2026 Funding Agency: USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service (USDA Rural Development) Total Funding Available:...
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USDA AFRI Strengthening Agricultural Systems Funding Opportunity
USDA AFRI Strengthening Agricultural Systems – FY 2026 Funding Overview Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NIFA-AFRI-011677 Funding Agency: USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Total...
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EPA FY 2026 Brownfield Assessment Coalition Grants
EPA FY 2026 Brownfield Assessment Grants – Assessment Coalition Grants Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-OLEM-OBLR-25-05 Funding Agency: EPA Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization Total Funding...
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USDA AFRI Education and Workforce Development (EWD) Program – FY 2026
USDA AFRI Education and Workforce Development (EWD) Program – FY 2026 Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NIFA-AFRI-011596 Funding Agency: USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)...
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EPA FY 2026 Brownfield Cleanup Grants
EPA FY 2026 Brownfield Cleanup Grants Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-I-OLEM-OBLR-25-07 Funding Agency: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization Total Funding...
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USDA New World Screwworm (NWS) Grand Challenge – FY 2026
USDA New World Screwworm (NWS) Grand Challenge – FY 2026 Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-APHIS-10025-OA000000-26-0001 Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture – Animal and Plant Health...
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Is 2026 the Year of Solid Oxide?
As we approach the Lunar New Year and get ready to celebrate the Year of the Horse, could it also be the Year of Solid...
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Signals Shaping the Bioeconomy in 2026
Execution-focused signals from advisors actively engaged across capital, development, and deployment As the bioeconomy enters its next phase, the question shaping decisions is no longer...
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Circular Distillery Models: Turning Spent Grains into Long-Term Value
If you operate a distillery, you don’t so much have a “spent grains problem” as a recurring opportunity that is often undervalued or poorly modeled....
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USDA AFRI Rapid Response Funding for Emerging and Re-emerging Pest and Disease Events
Funding Program: USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Competitive Grants Program – Foundational and Applied Science Program Area: Rapid Response to Emerging and Re-emerging...
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USDA AFRI Rapid Response Funding for Weather Events Across Food and Agricultural Systems
Funding Program: USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Competitive Grants Program – Foundational and Applied Science Program Area: Rapid Response to Weather Events Across...
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NSF Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award (TRAILBLAZER) Funding Overview
Funding Program: NSF Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award (TRAILBLAZER) Funding Opportunity Number: NSF 26-502 Funding Agency: U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities...
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USDA BioPreferred Program Funding Overview
Funding Program: USDA BioPreferred Program Funding Agency: USDA Rural Business–Cooperative Service Program Authority: Established under the 2002 Farm Bill; expanded by subsequent Farm Bills Program...
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USDA Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) Funding Overview
Funding Program: USDA Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) Funding Agency: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Total Funding Available: Approximately $1 billion for new contracts and...
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USDA Regenerative Pilot Program (RPP) Funding Overview
USDA Regenerative Pilot Program (RPP) Funding Agency: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Total Funding: $700 million supporting regenerative agriculture Programs Included: EQIP ($400M) and...
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USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Funding Overview
Funding Program: USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Funding Agency: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Application Window: Continuous sign-up; first national batching deadline January...