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Biofuel Infrastructure and Agriculture Product Market Expansion
(Higher Blend Infrastructure Incentive Program)

Federal Agency: Department of Agriculture
Bureau or Office: Rural Business-Cooperative Service

IRA Statutory Location: 22003

Program Description: To provide grants through the Higher Blend Infrastructure Incentive
Program, which has the goal of significantly increasing the sales and use of higher blends of
ethanol and biodiesel by expanding the infrastructure for renewable fuels derived from U.S.
agricultural products and by sharing the costs related to building out biofuel-related
infrastructure.

Funding Amount: $500,000,000

Period of Availability: To remain available until September 30, 2031.

Funding Mechanism: Grants

New or Existing Program: Existing

Eligible Recipients: Transportation fueling facilities including fueling stations, convenience
stores, hypermarket fueling stations, fleet facilities (including rail and marine), and similar
entities with capital investments; fuel distribution facilities, such as terminal operations, depots,
and midstream partners, and similarly equivalent operations.

Tribal Eligibility: Yes

Eligible Uses: (1) Fueling stations, convenience stores, hypermarket fueling stations, fleet
facilities, and similar entities with capital investments) for eligible implementation activities
related to higher blends of fuel ethanol greater than 10 percent ethanol, such as E15 or higher,
and biodiesel greater than 5 percent biodiesel, such as B20 or higher; and (2) Terminal
operations, depots, and midstream partners, for eligible implementation activities related to
higher blends of fuel ethanol greater than 10 percent ethanol, such as E15 or higher, and
biodiesel greater than 5 percent biodiesel, such as B20 or higher.

Cost Share Requirements: 25%

Formula Funding: No

SAM.gov Assistance Listing: 10.754

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