Iowa expands access to ethanol, biodiesel with RFIP grants
- Iowa Renewable Fuels Association
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Iowa’s cost-share Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program awarded more than $1.4 million in grants to 24 applicants July 29 to expand access to higher ethanol blends at retail sites.
The program also awarded $604,212 in grants to 14 applicants to support biodiesel-infrastructure projects.
“The continued strong interest in RFIP demonstrates the momentum behind expanding consumer access to higher biofuel blends across Iowa,” said IRFA Marketing Director Lisa Coffelt, who serves on the Renewable Fuel Infrastructure Board.
“These investments help retailers upgrade their infrastructure while giving more Iowans the opportunity to choose cleaner-burning, lower-cost renewable fuels,” Coffelt added.
To qualify for the program, retailers receiving funding for ethanol infrastructure must offer E15 or higher ethanol blends.
Retailers receiving funding for biodiesel infrastructure must offer biodiesel blends of B11 or higher, with B5 permitted during the colder months.
To date, the program has granted over $67 million to help fund infrastructure across Iowa, allowing retailers to add necessary equipment to their stations to offer higher blends of renewable fuels.
RFIB consists of voting members appointed by the governor of the state of Iowa.
