Iowa Gas Stations Receive Rural Development Grants for Renewable Fuel Infrastructure

Iowa gas stations receive Rural Development grants for renewable fuel infrastructure

U.S.D.A. Rural Development recently approve around four million dollars in grants for stations to add infrastructure for renewable fuels. The Iowa director of Rural Development, Mike Sexton, says the funding is for those stations that don’t have the resources of larger chains. “We still have a lot of mom and pop gas stations or somebody […]

Economic development, renewable fuel projects receive USDA funding

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development office announced $11.5 million in funding through its business programs for 13 Iowa projects across Iowa aimed at supporting economic development, manufacturing expansion, value-added agriculture and renewable fuel infrastructure. The investment includes a $1.4 million grant to Iowa State University’s Agricultural Marketing Resource Center to assist producers with…