Biochar Grants
This table below displays grants, tax credits, loans, and other funding that support biochar production, biochar applications, and biochar research in the United States.
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| Program | Funder | Funder Type | Uses | Eligibility | Deadlines | Award/Incentive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Innovation Grants | USDA Forest Service | Federal Government | Biochar production; wood waste utilization; pyrolysis; market development; equipment; facilities | Businesses, nonprofits, tribes, local governments, universities | 22-Apr-26 | undisclosed |
| Community Wood Grant Program | USDA Forest Service | Federal Government | Community wood energy systems; innovative wood product manufacturing; biomass utilization | Local governments, nonprofits, tribes, businesses, schools, special districts | 22-Apr-26 | undisclosed |
| Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance | USDA Forest Service | Federal Government | Wood-processing facilities; byproduct utilization; ecosystem restoration byproducts; facility retrofit or expansion | Businesses, nonprofits, tribes, local governments | 22-Apr-26 | undisclosed |
| ONE RED Biochar Incentive Program | Nebraska Department of Water, Energy and Environment | State | Biochar processing facilities; material handling equipment; pyrolysis units; wiring; installation; utility upgrades | Eligible Nebraska project sponsors and subrecipients | Rolling | Up to 80% of project costs; $4.4 million available |
| Environmental Quality Incentives Program | USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service | Federal Government | Biochar soil amendment; soil carbon amendment; conservation practices; technical and financial assistance | Agricultural producers, ranchers, forest landowners | Rolling; state batching deadlines vary | State-specific cost share; undisclosed total award |
| Agriculture and Food Research Initiative | USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture | Federal Government | Bioenergy; biomass conversion; bioproducts; natural resources; applied research; extension; education | Universities, nonprofits, businesses, individuals, government entities | Varies by program area | Up to $650,000 standard grants; up to $800,000 with specific partnerships |
| Small Business Innovation Research Program | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Federal Government | Biochar-derived materials; environmental technology R&D; commercialization | U.S. small businesses | Expected annual cycle | $100,000 Phase I; up to $400,000 Phase II |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | Federal Government | Technology development; commercialization; process innovation; biochar technology R&D | Incorporated Canadian for-profit SMEs with up to 500 employees | Rolling | undisclosed |
| Biochar Production from Woody Residue | USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service | Federal Government | Biochar production; soil health; woody residue utilization; conservation enhancement | Agricultural producers, ranchers, forest landowners | Rolling; state ranking dates vary | State-specific cost share; undisclosed |
| Healthy Soils Program Block Grant | California Department of Food and Agriculture | State | Biochar application; soil health; carbon sequestration; technical assistance | Block grant recipients; California producers as beneficiaries | 2026 cycle; producer opportunities after block grant awards | Up to $150,000 per on-farm project |
| Small Business Innovation Research Program | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Federal Government | Environmental technology R&D; circular economy; commercialization; pollution prevention | U.S. small businesses | Expected annual cycle | Phase I/Phase II funding; undisclosed current cycle amount |
| Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer | U.S. Department of Energy | Federal Government | Energy innovation; biotechnology; advanced manufacturing; bioenergy R&D | U.S. small businesses | Later 2026 Phase I opportunity expected | Up to $250,000 Phase I; up to $1.6 million Phase II |
| Agricultural Climate Solutions – Living Labs | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Federal Government | Biochar trials; soil carbon; farm climate solutions; demonstration; knowledge transfer | Sector partners, producers, researchers, farm organizations | Program active through current living labs | undisclosed |
| Investments in Forest Industry Transformation | Natural Resources Canada | Federal Government | Forest bioproducts; biomass utilization; forest-sector innovation; commercialization | Canadian forest-sector companies and partners | 2026 renewal | undisclosed |
| Industrial Innovation in Food Systems Implementation Grants | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency | State | Organic waste processing; circular economy; emerging technologies; emissions reduction; waste-to-value projects | Minnesota food and beverage manufacturers; food-system organic waste processors | July 1, 2026, multi-round | $50,000 to $8,000,000 |
| Research and Education Pre-Proposal | Western SARE | Federal Government | Sustainable agriculture research and education; biochar field trials; producer demonstrations | Western-region researchers and institutions with producer teams | 15-Jun-26 | Up to $350,000 |
| Agriculture Demonstration of Practices and Technologies | Government of Saskatchewan | Province | Biochar demonstrations; agricultural technology trials; soil amendment demonstrations | Saskatchewan producer groups, Agri-ARM groups, Indigenous communities, commodity groups | June 7, 2026; November 22, 2026 | Up to $80,000 for crop projects; up to $100,000 for livestock projects |
| AgriInnovate Program | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Federal Government | Commercialization; demonstration; adoption of innovative agri-food technologies and processes | Incorporated Canadian for-profit organizations | Rolling until March 31, 2028 or until funds are committed | Normally up to $5,000,000 |
| Forest Biomass Program | Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Province | Forest biomass utilization; bioeconomy projects; bioproduct manufacturing; modernization | Ontario businesses, municipalities, Indigenous communities, nonprofits | May 31, 2026 / June 1, 2026, depending on stream | Up to $10,000,000 |
| Agritech Development Program | B.C. Centre for Agritech Innovation | College/University | Product development; testing; piloting farm-ready agritech; soil and climate technology | B.C.-based agritech companies and collaborators | Periodic intake | Up to $250,000 |
| Sustainable Farms and Fields | Washington State Conservation Commission | State | Biochar kilns; soil health; carbon sequestration; climate-smart farm projects; technical assistance | Conservation districts, state agencies, colleges, universities, extension offices, tribes, counties, cities, municipalities, special districts | 15-May-26 | undisclosed |
| Fertilizer Research Program | Oregon Department of Agriculture | State | Biochar research; ash and biochar soil amendments; nutrient retention; water quality research | Persons, public and private organizations, educational institutions, government agencies, tribes, conservation districts | 31-May-26 | Up to $70,000 |
| Forest Innovation Program | Natural Resources Canada | Federal Government | Forest bioeconomy R&D; early-stage innovation; forest biomass; biochar technology development | Canadian forest-sector applicants and partners | 2026 renewal; intake timing varies | undisclosed |
| Clean Fuels Fund | Natural Resources Canada | Federal Government | Biomass supply chains; clean fuel production; pyrolysis-related fuels and infrastructure | Canadian businesses, nonprofits, Indigenous applicants, and other eligible recipients | Current program extended through March 31, 2030; intake timing varies | undisclosed |
| Forest Biomass Program | Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Province | Forest biomass utilization; bioeconomy projects; feedstock supply; forest-residue products | Ontario businesses, municipalities, Indigenous communities, nonprofits | Varies by stream | Up to $250,000 to $10,000,000, depending on stream |
| Agricultural Innovation Grant | Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture | State | Biochar manufacturing; renewable energy innovation; conservation technology; farm or agribusiness equipment | Pennsylvania farmers, agricultural processors, and agriculture service providers | Current 2026 cycle | Up to $2,000,000 |
| PFAS Fund Research Grants | Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry | State | Biochar as PFAS immobilizer; soil remediation research; agricultural PFAS mitigation | Qualified researchers and research entities | Expected future rounds; 2026 round closed February 13, 2026 | Up to $500,000 |
| Strategic Response Fund | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Federal Government | Clean technology; forest products; advanced manufacturing; commercialization; large-scale industrial innovation | Canadian businesses and consortia | Rolling / consultation-based | Flexible funding; undisclosed |
| Specialty Crop Block Grant Program | USDA Agricultural Marketing Service | Federal Government | Specialty crop soil health; biochar trials; market development; education; research | State departments of agriculture | 8-Jun-26 | Formula funding; undisclosed project awards |
| Agriculture Innovation Center Program | USDA Rural Development | Federal Government | Technical assistance; value-added agricultural products; market development; business planning | Commercial organizations, tribes, higher ed, local governments, nonprofits, state governments | FY 2026 application period delayed; extension forthcoming | Up to $1,000,000 |
| Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Program | USDA Rural Development | Federal Government | Biobased product manufacturing; biomass conversion; renewable chemicals; commercial-scale facilities | Businesses, tribes, state and local governments, institutions, farm cooperatives, public power entities | September 1, 2026 letter of intent; October 1, 2026 Phase 1 application | Loan guarantees; undisclosed |
| Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative | USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture | Federal Government | Organic soil health; biochar research; nutrient management; extension; applied research | Colleges, universities, nonprofits, businesses, individuals, government agencies | 14-May-26 | $50,000 to $3,500,000 |
| Renewable Resource Extension Act National Focus Fund Projects | USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture | Federal Government | Forest and rangeland extension; biomass utilization; producer education; technical assistance | 1862 and 1890 land-grant institutions | Current FY 2026 cycle | Approximately $300,000 available |
| Nextfor Funding Challenges | Centre for Research & Innovation in the Bio-economy | Nonprofit | Biochar commercialization; forest biomass; biocarbon; demonstration; market development | Ontario forest bioeconomy companies and project partners | Rolling / challenge-based | undisclosed |
| PFAS Fund Research Grants | Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry | State | Biochar soil amendment research; PFAS immobilization; agricultural remediation | Qualified research entities | 8-May-26 | Up to $500,000 |
| Healthy Soils Block Grant Program | California Department of Food and Agriculture | State | Biochar application; soil carbon; climate-smart agriculture; technical assistance | Block grant administrators; California agricultural producers as beneficiaries | Current 2026 implementation cycle | Up to $150,000 per on-farm project |
| Impact Grants | Colorado Circular Communities | State | Biochar production; circular economy; waste diversion; equipment; market development | Colorado nonprofits, businesses, tribes, local governments, schools, higher education institutions | June 30, 2026, multi-round | $50,000 to $500,000 |
| Capacity Building Grants | Colorado Circular Communities | State | Biochar production; circular economy systems; lifecycle material recovery; planning; implementation capacity | Colorado nonprofits, businesses, tribes, local governments, schools, higher education institutions | Invitation-based after inquiry | More than $500,000 |
| Advancing Forest Markets | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation | State | Forest product markets; wood residue-based products; biochar market development; workforce; marketing; certifications | New York state agencies, municipalities, districts, businesses, nonprofits, tribes, landowners, new operations | 5-Aug-26 | More than $46,000,000 total program funding |
| Clean Industry Fund | Province of British Columbia | Province | Industrial decarbonization; clean technology pilots; emissions reduction; feasibility studies | B.C. regulated industrial operations and project partners | May 22, 2026; June 19, 2026; June 26, 2026, depending on stream | Up to 75% of eligible expenses; no per-project cap for Innovation Accelerator |
| CCUS Front-End Engineering Design Call | Natural Resources Canada | Federal Government | Carbon management engineering; FEED studies; carbon utilization; industrial decarbonization | Canadian legal entities, utilities, Indigenous organizations, research organizations, governments | Current call | $3,000,000 to $7,000,000 |
| Maximizing Algal System Yield | U.S. Department of Energy, Bioenergy Technologies Office | Federal Government | Bioenergy feedstock R&D; bioproducts; applied R&D; preprocessing systems | U.S. entities, subject to NOFO eligibility | 15-May-26 | undisclosed |
| Open-Ended Funding Opportunity Announcement | U.S. Department of Energy | Federal Government | Energy innovation; technology development; applied R&D; demonstration concepts | U.S. entities, subject to NOFO eligibility | 30-Sep-26 | undisclosed |
| Carbon Management | U.S. Department of Energy | Federal Government | Carbon management; carbon utilization; MRV; technology development; pilot-scale projects | U.S. entities, subject to NOFO eligibility | Current 2026 round | $400,000 to $5,000,000 |
| Innovation Track | Frontier Climate | Corporation | Carbon removal prepurchases; R&D grants; pilot projects; MRV; commercialization | Early-stage carbon removal teams | Rolling | Prepurchases and R&D grants; undisclosed |
| Climate Innovation Fund | Boulder County | Municipal Entity | Carbon dioxide removal; biochar; landscape resilience; restoration; local climate innovation | Boulder County-area innovators and eligible local partners | Recurring; next cycle undisclosed | undisclosed |
| Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Federal Government | Circular economy infrastructure; organics management; waste-to-resource systems; material recovery | States, territories, tribes, local governments, eligible public entities | FY 2026 funding remains available until expended | Formula/competitive funding; undisclosed |
| Industrial Transformation Challenge | Emissions Reduction Alberta | Nonprofit | Industrial emissions reduction; biochar production technology; biomass processing; pilot projects; demonstration; deployment | Technology developers, industry, municipalities, Indigenous communities, SMEs, research organizations | 17-Jun-26 | $500,000 to $10,000,000 |
| Regenerative Agriculture Research Grant | Greenacres Foundation | Foundation | Regenerative agriculture research; soil health; carbon sequestration; biochar field research | Qualified research institutions and research partners | 20-Apr-26 | $100,000 to $400,000 |
| DRK Portfolio Funding | Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation | Foundation | Climate resilience; scalable environmental ventures; capacity building; impact investment | Early-stage social enterprises and nonprofits | Rolling | Up to $300,000; plus in-kind capacity support |
| Indigenous Forestry Initiative | Natural Resources Canada | Federal Government | Indigenous forest bioeconomy; forest biomass utilization; business planning; technology adoption; commercialization preparation | Indigenous communities, governments, organizations, and entities | May 13, 2026 for contribution funding; grant stream rolling through September 1, 2028 | Contribution funding undisclosed; grants up to $45,000 |
| Emerging Issues Account | Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources | State | Emerging environmental issues; biochar research or deployment; natural resources protection; climate resilience | Minnesota public entities, nonprofits, universities, and eligible project sponsors | 15-Jul-26 | $2,434,000 currently available |
| Industry Grants Program | NGIF Accelerator | Nonprofit | Cleantech pilots; carbon capture and utilization; RNG/feedstock processing; field demonstration; commercialization | Startups and SMEs developing technologies for Canada’s natural gas sector | Call-based; current Global Gas Innovation Call submissions closed, funding decisions July 2026 | Up to $500,000 for recent call |
| RFP for Financing Offtake-Backed Carbon Removal Projects | Carbonaires | Corporation | Biochar carbon removal; project finance; offtake-backed financing; carbon credit commercialization | Carbon removal project developers with $3 million or more in offtake contracts | 22-May-26 | Financing tied to $3 million or more offtake contracts |
| Catalytic Grant Campaigns | 4 Corners Carbon Coalition | Nonprofit | Community-based carbon removal; biochar; biomass carbon storage; local CDR deployment | Local governments, nonprofits, community partners, CDR developers | Campaign-based; current campaign through December 2026 | undisclosed |
| New York Center for Organics Recycling and Education | Cornell University | College/University | Biochar technical assistance; organics management; training; outreach; applied research | Farmers, municipalities, communities, individuals, businesses | Rolling | In-kind technical assistance |
| Conservation Innovation Grants | USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service | Federal Government | Biochar demonstrations; soil carbon; conservation technology pilots; private lands conservation | State and local governments, tribes, nonprofits, businesses, universities, individuals | Periodic state and national competitions | Varies by competition; recent national funding up to $15,000,000 total |
| Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program | USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service | Federal Government | Habitat improvement; forest and land management; conservation implementation; biomass/biochar-adjacent land practices | State and tribal governments | 28-May-26 | undisclosed |
| Climate Transformation Fund | Milkywire | Corporation | Carbon removal prepurchases; biochar carbon removal; early-stage CDR scale-up | Carbon removal suppliers and project developers | Periodic open calls | Prepurchases and grants; undisclosed |
| Elemental Funding | Elemental Impact | Nonprofit | Climate technology deployment; commercialization; community-scale environmental innovation | Climate technology companies and entrepreneurs | Rolling / application-based | Investment and project funding; undisclosed |
| Wood to Energy Program | Colorado State Forest Service | State | Biomass energy feasibility; technical assistance; woody biomass utilization; project development | Colorado communities, businesses, and project partners | Rolling | In-kind technical assistance |
| Wildfire Risk Mitigation Loan Fund | Colorado State Forest Service | State | Forest-products business financing; biomass utilization; equipment; wildfire mitigation enterprise support | Colorado forest-products and wildfire mitigation businesses | Rolling | Loan financing; undisclosed |
| Carbon Dioxide Removal Credit Procurement | Government of Canada | Federal Government | Carbon removal credit sales; biochar carbon removal; project revenue support | Canadian carbon removal project developers | 11-May-26 | $10,000,000 total procurement |
| Nonpoint Source Implementation | Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy | State | Biochar stormwater BMPs; watershed implementation; runoff reduction; water quality improvement | Michigan nonprofits, local governments, tribes, conservation districts, colleges, universities | 2026 RFP active; projects awarded Fall 2026 | About $3,100,000 total; no maximum request |
| IGNIITE | U.S. Department of Energy, ARPA-E | Federal Government | Early-stage energy technology R&D; bioenergy concepts; pyrolysis or carbon-negative energy innovation | Early-career researchers at businesses, universities, and nonprofits | 29-May-26 | Up to $500,000 |
| On-Farm Climate Action Fund – Innovative BMPs | Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association | Association | Biochar application; soil carbon; on-farm trials; climate-smart BMP adoption | Ontario farmers | Closed February 17, 2026; watch for next intake | Up to $100,000 |
| Efficient Fertilizer Consortium | Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research | Foundation | Field trials; nutrient-use efficiency; biochar combined with enhanced-efficiency fertilizers; agronomic and environmental research | Higher education institutions, nonprofits, for-profits, government-affiliated research agencies | 10-Jun-26 | $250,000 to $500,000 |
| Organics Management Grant Program | Dane County Department of Waste & Renewables | Municipal Entity | Biochar; composting; anaerobic digestion; organics recycling; food waste reduction | Dane County businesses, institutions, municipalities, tribes, community groups, nonprofits | Expected January 2027 per prior cycle | undisclosed |
| Business and Workforce Development Grants | CAL FIRE Wood Products and Bioenergy Program | State | Forest biomass processing; bioenergy; biofuels; wood-products infrastructure; business development; workforce development | California businesses, nonprofits, public agencies, tribes, universities, and other legal entities | 20-May-26 | $10,000 to $3,000,000 |
| Wood Fiber Markets Funding Opportunity | U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities | Nonprofit | Underutilized wood fiber markets; biomass utilization; regional supply chains; buyer development; market-building | U.S.-based private organizations, nonprofits, and higher education institutions with experience in biomass utilization or wood-products markets | 22-May-26 | Up to $1,000,000 per year for five years |