SEC. 9007 reap-renew energy sys grants (man)

Grant Award Summary

Dairyland Biogas, LLC received a $1.0 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Service (RBCS) under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868) on September 8, 2025. The award will support the deployment of a renewable energy system, with project completion anticipated by September 8, 2027. This grant represents the maximum allowable funding under the program's renewable energy systems category, which caps grants at the lesser of 25 percent of eligible project costs or $500,000, indicating Dairyland Biogas's project costs total $4.0 million or greater with substantial cost-share commitment.

The Rural Energy for America Program provides grants and loan guarantees to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to promote energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy systems development. Grant funds are provided on a reimbursement basis following project completion and operational status. The award to Dairyland Biogas supports the installation of a renewable energy system—likely a biogas generation facility given the awardee's name—that will produce energy while delivering environmental benefits to the rural Wisconsin location. Applications under this program are evaluated based on energy quantity produced, environmental benefits, technical merit, project readiness, and payback period, among other factors.