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USDA REAP Grants and Loans for Rural Renewable Energy and Efficiency Projects

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business-Cooperative Service is seeking applications for the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), which funds renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in rural areas. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Energy Division - Products and Services Requested: - Grants and guaranteed loans for the purchase and installation of renewable energy systems (wind, solar, biomass, hydro-electric, ocean, geothermal, hydrogen) - Grants for energy efficiency improvements for agricultural producers and rural small businesses - Energy audit and renewable energy development assistance grants for government entities, cooperatives, and public power entities - Energy audit services, with recipients required to pay at least 25% of the audit cost - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named, as the program funds a wide range of eligible technologies and projects - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Eligible applicants include agricultural producers, rural small businesses, state/tribal/local governments, higher education institutions, rural electric cooperatives, and public power entities - Cost sharing or matching funds are required for some grants and services - Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) is required - Compliance with environmental review and reporting requirements - Funding is available for a broad range of renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency improvements - Application deadlines and funding cycles vary by funding type

Description

The Rural Business-Cooperative Service announces the acceptance of applications under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) designed to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses reduce energy costs and consumption and meet critical energy needs. The program offers two types of funding assistance: Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Assistance, and Energy Audit and Renewable Energy Development Assistance Grants. Applications can be submitted year-round with specific deadlines for grants of $20,000 or less and for grants over $20,000 or combination grants and guaranteed loans. Eligible applicants include agricultural producers, rural small businesses, units of State, Tribal, or local government, institutions of higher education, rural electric cooperatives, and public power entities.

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