AURI receives $99,000 grant for biomass projects

AgriNews
By Carol Stender
Date Modified: 04/08/2010 9:20 AM

CROOKSTON, Minn. —A $99,000 grant arrived just in time for several rural biomass projects in Minnesota.

The grant was officially awarded to the Agricultural Research Utilization Institute last week by USDA Rural Development Minnesota director Colleen Landkamer.

AURI executive director Teresa Spaeth said the grant will hep support AURI's efforts to provide hands-on assistance to rural businesses seeking to generate new sources of energy, process efficiencies and new job creation.

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