Sun Grant Program

The Sun Grant Program is a competitive grant program that aims to enhance national energy security through the development, distribution, and implementation of biobased energy technologies. The program will provide support for five regional Sun Grant Centers and a Subcenter to allocate 75 percent of grant funds to a competitive regional grants program supporting multi-institutional, integrated, and multi-state initiatives in research, extension, and education. The program seeks to promote varied agricultural production systems in the U.S. through biobased energy and product technologies, promote economic growth in rural areas, and enhance the efficiency of bioenergy and biomass research and development programs. Key aspects of the program include: • Enhancing national energy security through biobased energy technologies • Promoting varied agricultural production systems through biobased energy and product technologies • Promoting economic growth in rural areas through biobased energy and product technologies • Enhancing the efficiency of bioenergy and biomass research and development programs • Supporting multi-institutional, integrated, and multi-state initiatives in research, extension, and education