DOE, USDA funding bioenergy 

Ten projects aimed at accelerating genetic breeding programs to improve plant feedstocks for the production of biofuels, biopower, and bio-based products have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to receive funding -- in an effort to diversify the nation's energy portfolio and speed development of new clean energy technologies designed to decrease dependence on foreign oil. The projects are located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Texas, and Virginia.

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