• USDA support to help private companies create hundreds of jobs building three new refineries producing advanced biofuels.

• Establishing five regional research centers working to produce profitable biofuels a range of feedstocks.

• Funding feasibility studies into bioenergy projects across the country.

• A Biofuels Roadmap to determine the next steps in growing the biofuels economy.

• USDA invested over $1 billion in 2010 to improve the supply chain of biofuels and bioenergy, from research and development, to production and commercialization.

• Incentives to help encourage producers to grow new feed stocks — finalizing the Biomass Crop Assistance Program, which has already provided $240 million to help producers defray the cost of production, storage and transportation.

• Working to expand the number of convenient locations where consumers can obtain higher blends of biofuels.

• Working with the Department of the Navy to help build a green fleet, and with the Federal Aviation Administration to help the commercial airline industry move towards using biofuels to power jets.