Sustainable Bioenergy Programs

Dr. Daniel Cassidy

National Institute of Food and Agriculture
National Program Leader – Forest Based Bioenergy
 NIFA BioEnergy Strategy

• Sustainable Regional Biofuel Production

Systems

• Life-Cycle Approach to Production

• Trans-disciplinary REE
 NIFA Programs
• Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)
– Sustainable Bioenergy
• $40 Million
• Regional Approaches to Sustainable Bioenergy CAPs
• Investing in America’s Scientific Corps
• National Loblolly Pine Genome Sequencing
• Standard Research Grants
– FY 2010: Carbon sequestration, pest management, co-products
– FY 2011: Policy impacts, scalable conversion, wildlife habitat
 NIFA Programs
• Biomass Research and Development
Initiative (BRDI)
– Joint USDA/DOE Program
• USDA supports $30 Million in FY 2011
• Three Combined Technical Areas
• Also supports:
– Local-scale woody biomass to electricity/heat
– Field demonstrations of conversion technologies and
harvesting
 NIFA Programs
• McIntire – Stennis Formula Funding
• Hatch Act Funds
• Small Business Innovation Research Program

– Product Development
– Feedstock Sustainability
– Economic Impacts
– Externalities