Research & Grant Writing Services

Research is the way to explore a hunch or come up with a new solution to a problem. Let us help you develop a research program for collecting and analyzing data in your fields. 

We recently completed a research-based Feasibility Study for Yakima Chief Hops to determine the potential for turning hop waste, cow manure, and wood waste into renewable natural gas (RNG) and food-grade CO2, funded by a USDA SBIR grant.  This project has led to additional research around creating food-grade CO2 from unorthodox organic sources.

Other research includes tree counting in established orchards and a tree nursery using drone imagery. 

Significant money is available through the USDA and other sources to help you grow and expand your farm services, including creating renewable energy from your ag waste.  We provide grant writing services and help you navigate the process of obtaining funding from the government. 

Are you interested in selling your agricultural waste to a renewable energy project or for another use like bioplastics? We can put you in touch with the right project or people. 

To date, Dry Creek Engineering and Geospatial has secured over $5,000,000 in grant funding for the following projects:

• Yakima Chief Hops ($171,000) - USDA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 1 (2021) - "Feasibility Study for a BioCO2 and Renewable Natural Gas Anaerobic Digester Upgrading Plant "
• Pacific Ag Renewables ($500,000) - Washington Department of Commerce Rural Clean Energy Fund (2023)
• City of Pasco - Process Water Reuse Facility ($4,420,000) - Congressionally Directed Spending Appropriations (2023)