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Biorefinery Assistance Program Fact Sheet

April 30, 2013 | Fact Sheet | Agriculture , Energy

Biorefinery Assistance Program Fact Sheet The Biorefinery Assistance Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development office, was intended to... Read More

Department of Energy Loan Guarantees: Biofuels and Biomass

April 30, 2013 | Fact Sheet | Agriculture , Energy

Department of Energy Loan Guarantees: Biofuels and Biomass Created as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Title XVII Loan Guarantee Program has $34 billion in... Read More

Taxpayer Supports for Corn Ethanol in Federal Legislation

April 16, 2013 | Fact Sheet | Agriculture , Energy

Taxpayer Supports for Corn Ethanol in Federal Legislation Since its creation of the domestic market for corn ethanol after the energy crisis of the 1970s, the federal government has nurtured and... Read More

Repowering Assistance Program Fact Sheet

April 12, 2013 | Fact Sheet | Agriculture , Energy

Repowering Assistance Program  Fact Sheet The Repowering Assistance Program, administered by U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development office, reimburses... Read More

Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels Fact Sheet

April 08, 2013 | Fact Sheet | Agriculture , Energy

Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels Fact Sheet Established by an Executive Order in 1999, the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels (BPAB) is intended to pay advanced biofuels... Read More

Rural Energy for America Program Fact Sheet

April 02, 2013 | Fact Sheet | Agriculture , Energy

Rural Energy for America Program Fact Sheet The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) was created in the 2008 farm bill to provide federal grants and loans to renewable energy... Read More

Biomass Research and Development Initiative Fact Sheet

March 26, 2013 | Fact Sheet | Agriculture , Energy

Biomass Research and Development Initiative Fact Sheet The Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI) provides grants to companies, universities, and government research centers to... Read More

Path to Trillion Dollar Farm Bills

March 04, 2013 | Fact Sheet | Agriculture

Path to Trillion Dollar Farm Bills Not only have recent farm bills come in significantly over-budget, but they have also doubled in cost over the past decade. ... Read More

Crop Insurance Administrative Policy Changes

January 30, 2013 | Fact Sheet | Agriculture

Crop Insurance Administrative Policy Changes Several administrative changes could be implemented to reduce taxpayer costs and limit the unintended consequences of federal crop insurance. ... Read More

Transportation Tax Provisions within Fiscal Cliff Deal

January 03, 2013 | Policy Brief | Transportation & Infrastructure

Transportation Tax Provisions within Fiscal Cliff Deal The final agreement signed by the president to avoid the so-called “fiscal cliff” contains several items related to transportation that... Read More

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September 13, 2013

Syria: Excuse 535 To Not Cut the Deficit

Volume XVIII No. 37 Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters... Read More