§19302 Clean Energy Technology University Prize Competition

Summary

The Secretary must set up a program called the "Clean Energy Technology University Prize" to give money to eligible entities to run regional contests and one national contest under section 3719 of title 15. Eligible entity: a nonprofit, a college or university, or a group working with one or more colleges. Minority-serving institution: the schools listed in section 1067q(a) of title 20. Students will compete to create business plans to help move new clean energy technology into the marketplace. The Secretary can fund student training (including online), give priority to groups working with minority-serving institutions, and work with other clean energy prize programs and share best practices. The Secretary must report yearly and must send a long-term evaluation to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources under section 16391a. Congress authorized $1,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2023 through 2027 for this program.