Grant Program Targets Ethanol Expansion

The organizations say the recipients are planning to install 16 blender pumps capable of dispensing E15-E85 fuel.

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The Indiana Office of Energy Development is seeking grant applications from publicly-accessible fuel stations as part of an effort to expand access to ethanol blends. The department says more than $1.3 million is available through the Hoosier Homegrown Fuels Blender Pump Program.

The program is a partnership among the department, the Indiana Corn Marketing Council, the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, South Shore Clean Cities and Greater Indiana Clean Cities. It is being funded in part through a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Services Agency.

Organizers say the grant program aims to add more than 100 blender pumps capable of dispensing higher ethanol blends in areas of the state where they are not currently available. The department is accepting applications through January 8. You can find more information by clicking here.