What is the Sun Grant Initiative?

Biobased products hold great promise for renewable energy and biobased, non-food industries. The Sun Grant Initiative is a national program established to create new solutions for America's energy needs and to revitalize rural communities by working with land-grant universities and their federal and state laboratory partners on research, education, and extension programs.

There are five regional administrative centers throughout the country. Oregon State University is the administrative center for the Western Region.

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