; and (2) after coordination and collaboration with the entities referred to in paragraph (1) , make competitive grants to institutions of higher education for such institutions to conduct research and development and carry out educational programs and provide technical assistance. (c) Priorities In awarding grants under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall give priority to applications from institutions of higher education proposing projects— (1) to address ways to improve the commercialization of cellulosic biochemical and bioplastics products; (2) for the conduct of applied research, including projects designed to bring products from bench­top to production scale; (3) which, based upon the lifecycle analysis of carbon storage developed under section 103(b), will lead to an increase in carbon storage through the extraction of raw materials through the manufacture of biochemical and bioplastics products