SunGrant Initiative

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The Sun Grant Initiative (SGI) is a national network of land-grant universities and federally funded laboratories working together to further establish a biobased economy.

These institutes are at the forefront of research and innovation involving bioenergy and biofuels production. They have the history, technology and resources available to lead the nation towards a renewable, sustainable, domestic energy industry.

Sun Grant Centers are also charged with reviving America’s farming communities by placing an emphasis on rural economic development through the production of biobased renewable energy feedstocks.

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Growing renewable energy and biobased industries that revitalize rural communities by harnessing science and technological capacities of Land-Grant University research, education, and Extension programs.