iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Agency ▁for ▁Ren ew able ▁Resources ▁( ▁or ▁F NR ), ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁as ▁a ▁government ▁initi ative ▁intended ▁to ▁support ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁renew able ▁resources . ▁As ▁a ▁project ▁man aging ▁organisation , ▁the ▁F NR ▁answers ▁to ▁the ▁Federal ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Food ▁and ▁Agricult ure ▁( ab bre vi ated ▁B ME L ▁in ▁German ). ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁B ME L ▁announced ▁the ▁new ▁‘ R en ew able ▁Resources ’ ▁fund ing ▁programme . ▁The ▁Agency ▁for ▁Ren ew able ▁Resources ▁( F NR ) ▁has ▁been ▁entr usted ▁with ▁man aging ▁the ▁programme . ▁Currently , ▁around ▁ 6 0 0 ▁projects ▁with ▁a ▁budget ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 ▁million ▁euro ▁are ▁being ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁F NR . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁F NR ▁man ages ▁ 6 1 ▁million ▁euro ▁provided ▁from ▁Germany ' s ▁Federal ▁budget ▁for ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁fund ing ▁programme . ▁An ▁additional ▁ 2 4 . 6 ▁million ▁euro ▁are ▁allocated ▁for ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁bio energy ▁from ▁the ▁Special ▁Energy ▁and ▁Cl imate ▁Fund ▁( E K F ). ▁ ▁‘ R en ew able ▁Resources ‘ ▁Fund ing ▁Program me ▁ ▁The ▁‘ R en ew able ▁Resources ’ ▁fund ing ▁programme ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁government ' s ▁new ▁high - tech ▁strategy ▁to