"This program ... can essentially reduce the risk to farmers so that they can learn how to do it and see the positive results," Vilsack said.
Funding will be awarded to qualified public and private entities including state and local governments, non-profits, small businesses, tribal governments and organizations, and colleges and universities.
Applications seeking grants from $5 million to $100 million are due by April 8, while those seeking smaller grants are due May 27."
https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/usda-spend-1-bln-promote-climate-friendly-agriculture-2022-02-07/
"One of President Biden’s Clean Energy initiatives includes partnering with farmers, ranchers and businesses engaged in livestock production to implement environmentally sound agriculture practices and deploy methane digesters that generate new sources of energy and revenue...
...Anaerobic digesters convert livestock waste into value added renewable energy including renewable natural gas (RNG), electricity, or combined heat and power (CHP) and value-added products such as fertilizers, compost, biochar, and bedding materials.
Only 263 of the projected 8,000 large dairy and hog operations where biogas recovery systems are technically feasible have been constructed. While these are technically feasible, financial feasibility would need to be determined on an individual basis. There is a huge potential for the expansion of this market! USDA provides resources to assist smaller livestock (dairy, hog, chicken, beef) operations to form associations/cooperatives that would provide sufficient volume for a technically and financially feasible digester operation. digesters convert livestock waste into value added renewable energy including renewable natural gas (RNG), electricity, or combined heat and power (CHP) and value-added products such as fertilizers, compost, biochar, and bedding materials.
Only 263 of the projected 8,000 large dairy and hog operations where biogas recovery systems are technically feasible have been constructed. While these are technically feasible, financial feasibility would need to be determined on an individual basis. There is a huge potential for the expansion of this market! USDA provides resources to assist smaller livestock (dairy, hog, chicken, beef) operations to form associations/cooperatives that would provide sufficient volume for a technically and financially feasible digester operation..."
https://www.biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2021/02/23/8-key-federal-resources-supporting-anaerobic-digestion/