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SDSU group receives $2.9 million grant
September 29, 2008 | Argus Leader

South Dakota State University's North Central Sun Grant Center received a $2.9 million grant from the Department of Energy, Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin has announced.

About $2.5 million will be used to continue field trials on dedicated energy crops in the 2009 planting year. The remaining $400,000 will be used for research to measure amounts of carbon and nitrogen in various soil samples as part of an effort to enhance soil carbon storage.

“The Sun Grant Initiative is doing important work of developing renewable energy and reviving rural economies,” Herseth Sandlin said. “With this support from the Department of Energy, researchers at SDSU will have greater resources available to further enhance our biobased economy.”

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