---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 3430.1001"
title: "7"
number: "3430.1001"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/3430.1001"
---

# §3430.1001. Purpose.


In carrying out the program, NIFA is authorized to make awards under [section 7526](/cfr/7/7526.md) of the FCEA to eligible entities (as designated in [section 7526(b)(1)(A)-(F)](/cfr/7/7526.md?p=b-1-A..b-1-F) of the FCEA) to fund subgrants and activities that:

- (a) Enhance national energy security through the development, distribution, and implementation of biobased energy technologies;
- (b) Promote diversification in, and the environmental sustainability of, agricultural production in the United States through biobased energy and product technologies;
- (c) Promote economic diversification in rural areas of the United States through biobased energy and product technologies; and
- (d) Enhance the efficiency of bioenergy and biomass research and development programs through improved coordination and collaboration among the Department, other appropriate Federal agencies (as determined by the Secretary), and land-grant colleges and universities.

## Notes

### Amendments

[75 FR 70580, Nov. 18, 2010, as amended at 81 FR 6418, Feb. 8, 2016]

### Source

Source: 75 FR 70580, Nov. 18, 2010, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 3316; Pub. L. 106-107 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note)

### Source

Source: 74 FR 45740, Sept. 4, 2009, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[75 FR 70580, Nov. 18, 2010, as amended at 81 FR 6418, Feb. 8, 2016]