National Science Foundation Grant Awarded to Oklahoma

First posted on 11-11-2008

A $15 million grant was awarded to the state of Oklahoma to research the production of alternative fuels from non-food crops.

The award was made by the National Science Foundation and will be receive an annual $1.1 million match from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. The grant money will be used to fund a research project that involves scientists from Oklahoma State University, the University of Oklahoma and the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation.

“This award will strengthen Oklahoma’s research capacity through a variety of educational initiatives designed to broaden participation in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields,” Chancellor Glen Johnson said in a statement from the regents. “As a result, Oklahoma will have a stronger, more diverse scientific workforce prepared to invent and utilize new technologies needed to solve critical problems we face today, such as the need for alternative fuel sources.”