The AGRI Biofuels Infrastructure Grant Program is a competitive funding opportunity for Minnesota retail service stations to increase access to and sales of motor fuel blends containing at least 15% ethanol.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/30/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
This grant program serves start-up, modernization, or expansion of biofuels infrastructure and will prioritize:

Funding a combination of large and small projects to upgrade equipment to be compatible with E25 or higher blends.
Funding a combination of applicants supplying critical access to motor fuel and other goods and services as well as applicants capable of selling high volumes of E15 and higher blends.
Awarding funds equitably throughout the state.
Projects that serve socio-economically disadvantaged communities and communities where access to biofuels is limited.

Funding Information
MDA expects to award $3.375 million through the AGRI Biofuels Infrastructure Grant.

You can request between $5,000 and $199,000 for an individual project.
This grant requires a cash match. You must commit at least 35% of the total project cost as a cash match.

Grant Period
Grants may last up to three years from the contract start date.
Eligible Projects
Projects must:

Replace or upgrade equipment that can’t be certified for E25 or higher blends.
Promote the sale of motor fuel blends containing at least 15% ethanol.
Document sales of motor fuel blends of E15 and higher during the grant period and beyond.

Eligibility Criteria 

Applicants must:

Be a retail petroleum dispenser in Minnesota with no more than 10 retail petroleum dispensing sites (regardless of their location). Examples include retail service stations, convenience stations, and hypermarket fueling stations.
Not be a fleet operator.
Be the owner of the property or have the owners’ permission to pursue the proposed improvements to the premises.
Be operating and dispensing fuel at the time of application (new stations under construction or planned for construction are not eligible).

MDA encourages stations owned, operated by, or serving Native American tribal communities to apply.

For more information, visit MDA.