The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $229,073 Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Project Grant to Ai-Baldo, Inc., a minority-owned for-profit business located in Puerto Rico. The grant, with a performance period from December 2024 to December 2026, will fund the provision of renewable energy systems (RES) and energy efficiency improvements (EEI) to the recipient. The REAP program aims to help rural businesses and agricultural producers reduce energy costs, enhance energy efficiency, and expand the use of renewable energy technologies through grants of up to 25% of project costs. This award to Ai-Baldo, Inc. demonstrates the program's support for diverse rural entities to implement projects such as solar panel installations, wind turbines, geothermal systems, and building upgrades to improve energy efficiency.
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