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7 U.S. Code § 8114. Sun grant program
(a) EstablishmentThe Secretary shall establish and carry out a program to provide grants to the sun grant centers and subcenter specified in subsection (b)—
(1)
to enhance national energy security through the development, distribution, and implementation of biobased energy technologies;
(2)
to promote diversification in, and the environmental sustainability of, agricultural production in the United States through biobased energy and product technologies;
(3)
to promote economic diversification in rural areas of the United States through biobased energy and product technologies; and
(4) to enhance the efficiency of bioenergy and biomass research and development programs through improved coordination and collaboration among—
(A)
the Department of Agriculture;
(B)
other appropriate Federal agencies (as determined by the Secretary); and
(C)
land-grant colleges and universities.
(b) Grants
(1) In generalThe Secretary shall use amounts made available under subsection (g) to provide grants to each of the following:
(A) North-central center
A north-central sun grant center for the region composed of the States of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
(B) Southeastern centerA southeastern sun grant center for the region composed of—
(i)
the States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia;
(ii)
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
(iii)
the United States Virgin Islands.
(C) South-central center
A south-central sun grant center for the region composed of the States of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
(D) Western centerA western sun grant center for the region composed of—
(i)
the States of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington; and
(ii)
insular areas (as defined in section 3103 of this title (other than the insular areas referred to in clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (B))).
(E) Northeastern center
A northeastern sun grant center for the region composed of the States of Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia.
(F) Western insular Pacific subcenter
A western insular Pacific sun grant subcenter for the region of Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.