 The awardees—Georgia Tech Research Corporation, the University of Georgia, the University of Maine, Montana State University, Steven's Institute of Technology in New Jersey, and the University of Toledo in Ohio—will all receive funding to conduct research and development of cost-effective, environmentally friendly biomass conversion technologies for turning non-food feedstocks into advanced biofuels.Combined with a university cost share of 20%, more than $5.7 million is slated for investment in these projects.Most of the projects will involve microbiology, including the University of Georgia and Montana State University projects, which are both focused on producing oils from algae.