Federal Activities Report On The Bioeconomy Release Announced At ABLC2016

On February 18, 2016, at the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference 2016 (ABLC2016), Dr. Catherine Woteki, Chief Scientist and Undersecretary for Research, Education, and Economics at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), announced the release of the Federal Activities Report on the Bioeconomy. The report was created to share current federal agency activities that help to develop and support the bioeconomy. The report first introduces the importance of fostering the bioeconomy and the purpose of the Biomass Research & Development Board. From there the report covers all research, loan, and other projects that federal agencies are currently engaged in. The agencies covered in this report are:

• USDA;
• The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE);
• The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA);
• The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI);
• The National Science Foundation (NSF);
• The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD);
• The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT); and
• The Executive Office of the President of the United States.