USDA: Rural Energy for America Program (US)

Deadline: 31-Jan-22

The United States Development of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking applications for its Rural Energy for America Program Energy Audit & Renewable Energy Development Assistance Grants to assist rural small businesses and agricultural producers by conducting and promoting energy audits and providing Renewable Energy Development Assistance (REDA).

Funding Information

Applicants must submit separate applications, limited to one energy audit and one Renewable Energy Development Assistance (REDA) per fiscal year. The maximum aggregate amount of an energy audit and REDA grant in a Federal fiscal year is $100,000.

How may funds be used?
The assistance must be provided to agricultural producers and rural small businesses. Rural small businesses must be located in eligible rural areas. This restriction does not apply to agricultural producers. Assistance provided must consist of:

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Energy audits.
Renewable energy technical assistance.
Renewable energy site assessments.
Funds may NOT be used for:

Payment for construction-related activities.
Purchase or lease of equipment.
Payment of judgments or debt owed the government.
Goods or services provided by a person or entity who has a conflict of interest.
Costs incurred by preparing an application package.
Funding political or lobbying activities.
Eligibility Criteria

State and local governments.
Federally-recognized tribes.
A land-grant college or university or other institutions of higher education.
Rural electric cooperatives.
Public power entities.
An instrumentality of a state, tribal or local government.
A Resource Conservation & Development Council
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