Sun Grant Association
The Sun Grant Association is a consortium of Land-Grant universities in the United States that serve as regional centers for the Sun Grant Initiative. As laid out in the Sun Grant Research Initiative Act of 2003, the purpose of the program is to provide qualifying universities with federal funding for the research and development of renewable bio-based energy and technology, with the goals of enhancing U.S. energy independence, promoting the diversity and environmental sustainability of U.S. agricultural production, and addressing the issue of climate change.