Biomass Crop Assistance Program

This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 created the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP). The two main purposes of BCAP are: (1) to support the establishment and production of eligible crops for conversion to bioenergy in selected areas; and (2) to assist agricultural and forest land owners and operators with collection, harvest, storage, and transportation of eligible material for use in a biomass conversion facility. BCAP is intended to assist with the bioenergy industry¿s hurdle of continuous biomass availability. Contents of this report: (1) Program Overview: Annual and Establishment Payments; Matching Payments; (2) Selected Issues: Eligible Crops and Material; Sustainability; Two Programs in One; Budget Concerns.