NSF adds three years, $12 million to ISU-based Center for Biorenewable Chemicals

In Iowa, the National Science Foundation is adding three years and $12 million in added funding for the NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals, based at Iowa State University. That brings the total federal investment in the center through the NSF’s Engineering Research Center program up to $30.5 million over eight years. The center can still be renewed for an additional two years, potentially bringing the NSF’s total support to 10 years and $34.9 million. After 10 years, CBiRC will transition to a self-supporting research center. In addition to the center’s base funding, it has so far garnered more than $14 million in other support.