Grant Application
	Education Grants
	Research Grants

Corn - National Corn Growers Association - $105,000

Current items of focus for the National Corn Growers Association include work on farm bill recommendations, increased ethanol demand, diverse rural investment opportunities, new choices in biotechnology, a more efficient transportation system, better international market access, expanding markets, and implementing policy to enhance the corn industry.

Feed Grains - U.S. Grains Council - $25,000

The U.S. Grains Council's focus is on creating demand for U.S. feed grains by encouraging development in emerging markets and identifying new opportunities in mature ones. State checkoff funds are used to leverage federal market development and industry funds to expand overseas markets. 2010 priorities include distiller's grains, biotechnology education, and trade policy.

Barley - National Barley Growers Association - $1,545

The National Barley Growers Association represents barley growers across the nation. Priorities include preparation for the Farm Bill, reforming crop insurance, harmonizing pesticide registrations, conservation funding for working lands, competitive transportation system, and monitoring international trade agreements.

Wheat Policy - National Association of Wheat Growers - $6,000

As a grass-roots advocacy organization, the National Association of Wheat Growers is working on policy issues with Congress and the Administration, including federal farm policy, tax provisions, trade, environmental regulations, conservation, disaster assistance, competitiveness issues in transportation and input prices, crop insurance enhancements, federal research investments, conservation program implementation, and biotechnology acceptance.

Wheat Marketing - U.S. Wheat Associates - $15,000

As the export market development organization funded by America's wheat growers, U.S. Wheat Associates is responsible for influencing trade policy at the federal Administrative level to remove trade barriers, open new wheat markets, and advocate for reasonable, scientific standards for agricultural biotechnology. Crop quality and the advantages of using soft red winter wheat will be promoted to their network of wheat buyers in over 100 countries.

Wheat Promotion - Wheat Foods Council - $15,000

The Wheat Foods Council will be conducting an educational promotion in the fall of 2010 through a media event in Washington DC. A wheat field will be brought into the city with associated displays and exhibits.

E85 Marketing and Infrastructure Development - Sustainable Energy Strategies, Inc. - $24,225

SESI works directly with the alternative fuels industry on ethanol, biodiesel and propane issues to promote the use of ethanol in high level blends of alcohol, such as the use of E85 in flexible fuel vehicles. SESI works on E85 infrastructure development, focusing on increasing stations and E85 fuel usage in Maryland, Northern Virginia and Washington DC to advance the use of E85 as a form of alternative transportation fuel.