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May 19, 2011                                                                                                                   

Blender Pump Grants Available

Little Sioux Corn Processors Offering Assistance to Retailers

MARCUS, IA –Little Sioux Corn Processors (LSCP) is now offering financial assistance to retailers who install blender pumps in northwest Iowa.  The LSCP board of directors is making $150,000 available to retailers to offset the cost of blender pump installations.  LSCP is a 108 million gallon ethanol refinery located in Marcus, IA.

“There is a strong need for E85 and mid-level blends in this area,” said Ron Wetherell, LSCP Chair. “Little Sioux’s board decided that in order to expand the availability of high blend ethanol to Northwest Iowa motorists, they needed to get involved by investing in future markets for ethanol.”

LSPC will provide $15,000 per blender pump installation for a total of 10 blender pumps in counties in thenorthwest corner of the state (BuenaVista, Cherokee, Clay,  Dickinson, Ida, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Sac, Sioux, and Woodbury).

Retailers wishing to apply for LSCP’s grant program must submit an approved state or federal grant application and proof of completedblender pump installation to Gary Grotjohn at Little Sioux Corn Processors.  Applications are subject to approval by the LSCP Board of Directors.

Assistance in completing a state or federal grant application is available through the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) by contacting Lucy Norton, IRFA Managing Director, at 515-252-6249.

LSCP is a farmer-owned dry mill ethanol facility located at 4808 F Avenue, Marcus, Iowa 51035.