The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday it is providing $10 in funding to study the benefits of biobased products like soybeans for construction materials and consumer products.

The funding is coming through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law last November.

The pilot program was a priority of the American Soybean Association during drafting of the legislation, said Dave Walton, a soybean grower in Iowa and chairman of the American Soybean Association’s Biofuels and Infrastructure Committee.

“The Bioproduct Pilot Program will provide a great opportunity to expand upon what we in the soy family have been doing for years–creating plant-based, sustainable construction materials and consumer goods using U.S.-grown soy,” Walton said. “ASA was glad to support the inclusion of this language in the bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and we welcome this announcement from USDA.”

The Bioproduct Pilot program will be administered through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.