Nebraska Awards $225,000 to Three New Ethanol Plants

In September, Nebraska Governor Mike Johanns awarded three grants to proposed ethanol facilities in the state. Each proposed plant received $75,000:

  • Oregon Trail in Davenport. The grant will pay for a feasibility and capitalization plan for a producer-owned plant encompassing a nine-county area in southern Nebraska and northern Kansas. 
  •  KAAPA Ethanol in Kearney. This grant adds to earlier funding and will pay for marketing efforts and pre-engineering and environmental studies.
  • Crossroads Coop in Sidney. This grant will finance a preliminary feasibility and capitalization plan for a producer-owned plant in the Scottsbluff area.