USDA announces availability of $7 million for advanced biofuel production

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced Nov. 21 the USDA is making $7 million in payments available to advanced biofuel producers nationwide through the Advanced Biofuel Producer Payment Program, which is a provision of the “big, beautiful bill.” 

The funding is aimed at increasing the production of American-grown biofuels. 

“President Trump is supporting and expanding American biofuel production through bold programs like this one, securing our nation’s energy dominance by investing in producers,” Rollins said.  

“This home-grown biofuel production results in lower prices at the pumps, creates jobs, and puts farmers first,” she added.  

The Advanced Biofuel Production Payment Program supports expanding the production of advanced biofuels by paying advanced biofuel producers for finished advanced biofuel products.  

Eligible producers are paid on a quarterly basis for the actual quantity of eligible advanced biofuel produced during the quarter.  

Advanced biofuels are defined in 7 CFR Part 4288 and 102.  

The program-enrollment period for this opportunity is Oct. 1, 2025, through Dec. 15, 2025. 

To learn more about the Advanced Biofuels Producer Payment Program, contact your state’s Rural Development energy coordinator. 

For more information on USDA Rural Development investments in rural America, visit the Rural Data Gateway.  

The Rural Data Gateway is an online tool that strengthens USDA Rural Development partnerships with rural people, entrepreneurs, government officials and Congress by making Rural Development investment data accessible to the public.