Deadlines:

4/18/2011 News Release

Application Deadlines:

6/15/11: Renewable Endergy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvement Applications

6/30/11: Energy Audits and Feasibility Study Applications

For questions regarding availability of funding, please contact your AREA OFFICE that services your county.

Eligibility

for REAP grants, loan guarantees, and feasibility studies for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy projects

• Project must be located in a rural area, which is defined as any area other than a city or metropolitan statistical area that has a population of greater than 50,000 inhabitants. To determine if a project is located in an eligible rural area, use this link.



• Applicant is an agriculture producer (including nurseries and daires), which is defined as an individual or business entity that receives at least 50% of gross income from agriculture or a small business, which is determined in accordance with the Small Business Administration's (SBA) size standards (by NAICS codes). SBA small business size standards can be found at http://www.sba.gov/contractingopportunities/officials/size/index.html



• Nonprofits and public projects are not eligible. Applicants are also not eligible if there is an outstanding judgment obtained by the U.S. in a Federal court, are delinquent in paying Federal income taxes, are delinquent on a Federal debt or have been debarred from receiving Federal assistance.



• NOTE: In the Energy Audit and Renewable Energy Development Assistance Grant Program, the grant application is either a government entity, institution of higher education, rural electric cooperative or public power entity. See the NOSA for details regarding applicant eligibility for this specific section of REAP.

Rural Energy Loan and Grant Program Information

• Renewable Energy Grants
      Program Summary
      Application


• Energy Efficiency Grants
      Program Summary
      Application
  
• REAP Guaranteed Loans
      Program Summary
      Application
  
• Feasibility Study Grants
      Program Overview
      Application
  
• Energy Audit & Renewable Energy Assistance Grants
      Program Summary
      Application

• Program Thresholds

• Links & Resources

REAP Policy and Regulations

• RD Instruction 4280-B

• NOSA - Energy Audits & Renewable Energy Development Assistance has not yet been issued.

• NOSA - Renewable Energy Systems; Energy Efficiency Improvement Grants; Guaranteed Loans; Renewable Energy Feasibility Study Grants has not yet been issued.

• RD AN No 4437 - Rural Energy for America Scoring Criteria

To contact the Area office that services your county  click here.