Renewable Energy for America Program
The summary for the Renewable Energy for America Program grant is detailed below.
This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants.
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Renewable Energy for America Program: REAP provides grants to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to conduct feasibility study for a renewable energy system as well as to purchase and install renewable energy systems or make energy efficiency improvements. The program is designed to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses reduce energy costs and consumption and help meet the Nation’s critical energy needs.
| Federal Grant Title: | Renewable Energy for America Program |
| Federal Agency Name: | Business and Cooperative Programs |
| Grant Categories: | Agriculture Energy |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RDBCP-REAP-2014 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 10.868 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Rural Energy for America Program |
| Current Application Deadline: | Jul 7, 2014 Grant applications and combined gran |
| Original Application Deadline: | Jul 31, 2014 Grant applications and combined gra |
| Posted Date: | May 12, 2014 |
| Creation Date: | May 13, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 30, 2014 |
| Total Program Funding: | $28,000,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $500,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $2,500 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 800 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Category Explanation
- REAP provides grants to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to conduct feasibility study for a renewable energy system as well as to purchase and install renewable energy systems or make energy efficiency improvements. The program is designed to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses reduce energy costs and consumption and help meet the Nation's critical energy needs.
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Small businesses
Individuals - Additional Information on Eligibility
- To be eligible
for this program, an applicant must
meet the eligibility requirements
specified in 7 CFR 4280.109, 7 CFR
4280.110(c), and, as applicable, 7 CFR
4280.112, or 7 CFR 4280.122.
For the purpose of this Notice, and in
addition to meeting the small business
size determination as defined under
small business in 7 CFR 4280.103, rural
small business applicants must
demonstrate that the majority (i.e., 51
percent or more) of their past 3 years’
annual receipts from their business
operation are derived from a rural area.
If the rural small business applicant has
not engaged in business operations for
the past 3 years, then information for as
long as the rural small business
applicant has been in business must be
submitted. To ensure that there is
sufficient information for the Agency to
make this determination, rural small
business applicants, as part of their
application requirements in 7 CFR
4280.116(b)(3)(v)(A), should list the
physical address, total annual receipts,
and number of employees for each
urban or rural location. The Agency will
make this determination for rural small
business applicants that do not have any
annual receipts (new businesses only)
on the location of the rural small
business applicant. - Link to Full Grant Announcement
- Program Web Site
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Kelley Oehler
Branch Chief, USDA Rural Development, Energy Division
Program Contact
Business and Cooperative Programs 202-720-1914 - Similar Government Grants
- • Rural Energy for America (REAP) Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Program
- • Rural Energy for America Program
- • Energy Audit and Renewable Energy Development Assistance
- • Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program
- • Energy Audits and Renewable Energy Development Assistance Grants
- • Renewable Energy Feasibility Grants
- • Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements
- More Grants from the Business and Cooperative Programs
- • Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge (RPIC)
- • Delta Health Care Service Grant Program
- • Rural Cooperative Development Grant
- • Socially Disadvantaged Groups Grant
- • Value-Added Producer Grant