Iowa awards grant funds for renewable fuel retailers to help recover from pandemic

In Iowa, the state’s secretary of agriculture announced the awardees of the Renewable Fuels Retail Recovery program administered by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. The program offers relief funds to help gas stations, truck stops, co-ops, and other renewable fuels retailers recover from the business disruptions and lost demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, 101 ethanol projects and 137 biodiesel projects at 167 fuel retail locations around the state have been approved for relief funds. The Renewable Fuels Retail Recovery grant program is funded by $7 million of CARES Act money allocated by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds.