Institute of Education Sciences: Special Education Research (ED)

• Date: 21 May 2020
• Published date: 21 May 2020
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/fgc.31070

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$100M for biofuels

infrastructure released

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue an-

nounced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

intends to make up to $100 million in competitive

grants available for activities designed to expand

the availability and sale of renewable fuels.

“America’s energy independence is critical to our

economic security, and President Trump fully rec-

ognizes the importance of our ethanol and biofuels

industries and the positive impacts they deliver

to consumers and farmers with an affordable,

abundant and clean-burning fuel,” Secretary Perdue

said in a statement. “American ethanol and biofuel

producers have been affected by decreased energy

demands due to the coronavirus, and these grants to

expand their availability will help increase their use

during our economic resurgence.”

The Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive

Program supports activities that aim to expand the

sale and use of ethanol and biodiesel fuels, USDA

said. Funds will be made directly available to assist

transportation fueling and biodiesel distribution

facilities with converting to higher ethanol and

biodiesel blends by sharing the costs related to and/

or offering sales incentives for the installation of

fuel pumps, related equipment and infrastructure,

the department said.

Grants for up to 50% of total eligible project

costs, but not more than $5 million, are available to

vehicle fueling facilities, USDA said, including but

not limited to:

• local fueling stations/locations,

• convenience stores,

• hypermarket fueling stations,

• eet facilities,

• fuel terminal operations,

• midstream partners and/or distribution

facilities.

At press time, the deadline for applications had

yet to be determined. For more program informa-

tion, visit https://www.rd.usda.gov/hbiip. ■

Grants alerts

Institute of Education Sciences: Education

Research (ED)

Scope: The Education Department’s Institute of

Education Sciences seeks applications for the

Institute of Education Sciences: Education Research

announcement to provide interested individuals and

the general public with reliable and valid information

about education practices that support learning

and improve academic achievement and access to

education opportunities for all learners.

Deadline: Aug. 20, 2020.

Funds: Awards of $100,000 to $760,000 for project

periods of up to ve years.

Eligibility: Colleges and universities; for-prot

organizations, including small businesses; nonprot

organizations; and state, local, special district and

Native American tribal governments; among others.

Areas: ED said under this competition, the National

Center for Education Research will consider only

applications that address one of the following topics:

career and technical education; civics education and

social studies; cognition and student learning; early

learning programs and policies; effective instruction;

English learners; improving education systems;

postsecondary and adult education; literacy; science,

technology, engineering and mathematics education;

and social and behavioral context for academic learning.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# ED-GRANTS-050420-001

Institute of Education Sciences: Special

Education Research (ED)

Scope: The Education Department’s Institute of

Education Sciences seeks applications for the Institute

of Education Sciences: Special Education Research

announcement to encourage a broad range of research,

including studies that may have more than one research

focus (such as reading and behavior) and may focus

broadly on students with disabilities or on a particular

disability (such as autism spectrum disorders).

Deadline: Aug. 20, 2020.

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