This department is offering the Rural Energy for America Program grant to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for feasibility studies on renewable energy systems, purchasing and installing renewable energy systems, and making energy efficiency improvements. The grant aims to assist in reducing energy costs and consumption for agricultural producers and rural small businesses while helping to meet the Nation’s energy needs. Closing date for applications is May 31, 2013.
Opportunity ID: 229733
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | RDRBS-2013-REAP |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Rural Energy for America Program |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Agriculture |
| 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. |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 800 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 10.868 — Rural Energy for America Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 7 |
| Posted Date:: | Apr 08, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | May 06, 2013 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Apr 30, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | May 31, 2013 |
| Archive Date:: | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 20,800,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $500,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $ |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Individuals |
| 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. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Rural Business-Cooperative Service |
| Description:: | 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 Nations critical energy needs. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 7 | Updated application submissiom dates to reflect extension until May 31, 2013. | May 06, 2013 |
| Synopsis 6 | The Notice of Funding Availability has been extended to May 31, 2013. | |
| Synopsis 5 | 04/10/2013 – Corrected REAP Web site URL | |
| Synopsis 4 | Corrected title. | |
| Synopsis 3 | Corrected description and URL. | |
| Synopsis 2 | 04-08-2013 – Corrected Web Site URL Posted. | |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 10.868 |
| Competition ID: | |
| Competition Title: | |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00173130 |
| Opening Date: | Mar 29, 2013 |
| Closing Date: | Apr 30, 2013 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Kelley Oehler |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization and Individual Applicants |
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Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.868 | PKG00173130 | Mar 29, 2013 | Apr 30, 2013 | View | Kelley Oehler | Organization and Individual Applicants |