Oregon
Business & Cooperative Programs

§9006 Energy Efficiency Improvements

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The Section 9006 (§9006) program offers grants and/or loan guarantees for the purchase and installation of energy efficiency improvements.  Assistance is limited to small businesses and farmers & ranchers.  Projects must be located in a rural area.  §9006 grants and guarantees may be used individually or in combination.  Together they may finance up to 50% of a project's cost.  Grants can never finance more than 25% of the project or $250,000 -- whichever is less.   (The §9006 also supports renewable energy projects.)

First-round §9006 grant application deadline is April 15, 2008.
Second-round §9006 grant application deadline is June 16, 2008.

Getting Started
Recent Projects

Application Process

Application Templates

Whether seeking a grant or a guaranteed loan, the applicant must submit the following items to RD.  The make-up of a complete application differs depending on the cost of the project being proposed.

  Simple Applications
(≤$200,000 total project cost)
Full Applications
(>$200,000 total project cost)
Part I.

Applicant Forms,
Certifications, &
Narrative

Part I Template - all of the Part I items in a single template
or
complete them individually:

Cover letter
Table of contents
Form SF 424
Form SF 424C
Form SF 424D
Form AD-1047

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Form AD-1049
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Form RD 400-1
Form RD 400-4
Certification of relationship
Certification of need
Form RD 1940-20
Supplemental environmental information
Organizational documents
Project summary

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Matching funds spreadsheet
Self-evaluation score sheet

complete them individually:

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Table of contents
Form SF 424
Form SF 424C
Form SF 424D
Form AD-1047
Form AD-1048
Form AD-1049
Exhibit A-1, 1940-Q
Form SF LLL
Form RD 400-1
Form RD 400-4
Certification of relationship
Certification of need
Form RD 1940-20
Supplemental environmental information
Organizational documents
Project summary
Financial information
Matching funds spreadsheet
Self-evaluation score sheet
Part II.
Technical Report
Energy efficiency technical report Energy efficiency technical report
Part III.
Energy Audit
or Assessment
Energy audit or assessment Energy audit

§9006 Guaranteed Loans for energy efficiency
- a stand-alone or companion program for 9006 grants

Regulations

Links

RD-Oregon contacts for the §9006 program