Minnesota’s $300,000 biodiesel grant program: no takers; deadline extended

In Minnesota, the Department of Agriculture extended a deadline for $300,000 in grants designed to assist conversion of retail pumps to biodiesel, after no grant applications were received. The new deadline is December 12th for grants assisting in the purchase of heating equipment that would facilitate the blending of diesel and biodiesel in winter. grants to improve the state’s biodiesel industry.

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