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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 NationÂ’s critical energy needs.
The program is designed to help agricultural producers and
rural small businesses reduce energy costs and consumption and help meet the NationÂ’s critical energy needs.
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Office: Business and Cooperative Programs
Estimated Funding: $20,800,000
Office: Business and Cooperative Programs
Estimated Funding: $20,800,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
http://rurdev.usda.gov/BCP_Reap.html
Additional Information of 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 yearsÂ’ 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.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
REAP Web Site
Contact:
Kelley OehlerBranch Chief, USDA Rural Development, Energy Division(202) 720–6819
Agency Email Description:
REAP Program Contact
Agency Email:
kelley.oehler@wdc.usda.gov
Date Posted:
2013-04-08
Application Due Date:
2013-05-31
Archive Date:
2013-06-28
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