SEC. 9007 reap-energy efficiency improvements grants (man)

Federal Grant Award Summary

Shamrock Farms received a $122,180 Project Grant awarded on September 12, 2025, under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Services. This grant supports energy efficiency improvements at the farm operation located in Wisconsin, with a completion deadline of September 12, 2027. The funding represents a grant covering up to 25 percent of eligible project costs, consistent with program guidelines that cap energy efficiency improvement grants at $250,000.

Under the Rural Energy for America Program, the awarded funds will enable Shamrock Farms to implement energy efficiency improvements to reduce operational energy consumption. Grant funds are provided on a reimbursement basis, with projects expected to be completed within two years of the award date. The program evaluates projects based on energy quantity saved, environmental benefits, technical merit, commercial availability, and payback period, ensuring that funded improvements deliver measurable operational and environmental benefits to agricultural producers and rural small businesses.