Cooperative Agreement DEEE0007746

North West Rural Electric Cooperative received a $300,000 project grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture to support rural economic development and job creation efforts in Iowa under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.854). As the prime recipient, North West Rural Electric Cooperative will use this two-year funding awarded on April 26, 2023 to directly provide services including project feasibility studies, business start-up assistance, and...

The North West Rural Electric Cooperative has received a $208,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.854). This two-year grant, awarded on September 5, 2023, supports the Cooperative's efforts to promote rural economic development and job creation in its Iowa service territory. Specifically, the funding will enable North West Rural Electric Cooperative to...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Washington Electric Cooperative, Inc. received a $5.8 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis program (CFDA 81.122) on September 29, 2025. The cooperative will procure and deploy advanced electric meters across all 11,800 metering locations throughout its service territory in East Montpelier, Vermont, with project completion...

Federal Grant Award Summary West Central Electric Cooperative Inc. (operating as Wcenet) received a $258,000 Rural Economic Development Grant under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.854), administered by the Rural Business Cooperative Services. The award was obligated on March 20, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of March 20, 2028. As an intermediary utility organization, West Central Electric Cooperative will serve as the pass-through entity for...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS) awarded a $166,666 Project Grant under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) to Nuvista Light & Electric Cooperative Inc., a non-profit organization in Anchorage, Alaska. The grant, awarded on September 29, 2023, will support Nuvista's efforts to promote energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy system development among agricultural producers and rural small businesses in Alaska. Through this REAP...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $300,000 Rural Economic Development Grant (CFDA 10.854) to North West Rural Electric Cooperative, a not-for-profit electric utility serving rural communities in Iowa. The two-year project grant, with an award date of March 21, 2025, supports rural economic development and job creation initiatives in Iowa. The funding will enable North West Rural Electric Cooperative to conduct project feasibility studies,...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $869,430,252 Cooperative Agreement under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program to the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon and Portland General Electric Company. The project aims to upgrade regional 500kV transmission capacity and establish a connection between Portland General Electric's load centers, which serve roughly half of Oregon's population and two-thirds of the state's...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $300,000 Rural Economic Development Grant (CFDA 10.854) to Northeast Missouri Electric Power Cooperative, doing business as North East Power, for a two-year project period ending on December 3, 2026. This federal grant funding supports rural economic development initiatives in northeast Missouri, including feasibility studies, business start-up costs, and business incubator projects aimed at job creation and...

Midwest Electric, Inc. was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.854). The two-year grant will support Midwest Electric's efforts to promote rural economic development and job creation in Ohio through March 2023. Specifically, funding will enable Midwest Electric to conduct feasibility studies and provide start-up costs and incubator support to foster rural...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $780,000 Project Grant under the Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.859) to Nuvista Light & Electric Cooperative Inc., a non-profit organization based in Anchorage, Alaska. The grant, awarded on January 31, 2024, will fund technical assistance and the deployment of renewable energy solutions to address the extremely high energy costs faced by rural Alaskan communities. Key activities include...