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REAP Grants for feasibility studies
In addition to providing grants for rural energy projects themselves, REAP
(Rural Energy for America Program) also offers grants to small businesses and
farmers & ranchers to help them pay for the cost of a detailed, professional,
independent feasibility study on their prospective renewable energy projects.
(The study cannot be conducted by the developer or an affiliate; it must be done
by a truly independent party.) Assistance is limited to $50,000 or 25% of the
cost of the study, whichever is less. In FY2010, approximately $3 million will
be awarded.
Note: A REAP Feasibility Study grant helps pay for the cost of a final,
comprehensive business-level study that gathers together and evaluates all of
the preliminary data and studies and reaches a determination as to the viability
and profitability of the proposed energy project. In addition, the grant may be
used for a Resource Assessment study, a Transmission study, and/or an
Environmental study that would inform such a study. The grant may not be used to
pay for facility design work or permitting/licensing costs, nor may it be used
for "industry-level" studies that would serve as a template for more than one
project. REAP applications are accepted year round, but they are typically only funded
during specific funding windows.
The application deadline for FY2012 funding
for renewable energy system feasibility study applications is March
30, 2012.
REAP Feasibility Study grants overview
Getting Started
Application Template
Links
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