04/08/2022 SOURCE: www.ethanolproducer.com
USDA Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small on April 6 confirmed the agency expects to distribute $700 million in COVID-19 relief funds for biofuel soon and said a new funding round for the HBIIP will open this spring.
USDA will distribute COVID relief funds to biofuel producers soon @EthanolMagazine
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