Rural Energy for America Program
The summary for the Rural 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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Rural 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: | Rural Energy for America Program |
| Federal Agency Name: | Business and Cooperative Programs |
| Grant Categories: | Agriculture Energy |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RDRBS-2013-REAP |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 10.868 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Rural Energy for America Program |
| Current Application Deadline: | Apr 30, 2013 |
| Original Application Deadline: | Apr 30, 2013 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 08, 2013 |
| Creation Date: | Apr 10, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | May 30, 2013 |
| Total Program Funding: | $20,800,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $500,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | |
| 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
- Individuals - Small businesses
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Eligible applicants. 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, 7 CFR 4280.122, 7 CFR 4280.170, or 7 CFR 4280.186. 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)(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.
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Kelley Oehler Branch Chief, USDA Rural Development, Energy Division (202) 720–6819
REAP Program Contact [[email protected]] - Similar Government Grants
- • Rural Energy for America (REAP) Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Program
- • Energy Audit and Renewable Energy Development Assistance
- • Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program
- • REAP Energy Audit and Renewable Energy Development Assistance 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