The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $253,674 Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Project Grant to Matanuska Electric Association Inc. (M E A), a non-profit electric utility cooperative in Palmer, Alaska. The grant will support M E A's installation of renewable energy systems, including solar panels, HVAC upgrades, and building insulation improvements. This funding aligns with REAP's objectives to help rural entities reduce energy costs,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $500,000 Project Grant through the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868) to the Rural Alaska Community Action Program Inc. (Rural Cap) on June 26, 2024. The two-year award supports Rural Cap's initiatives to reap underutilized technology and promote renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements among rural small businesses and agricultural producers in Alaska. The project aims to help...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $376,491 Project Grant to Energy 49 LLC through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). The grant will support Energy 49's work to promote energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy systems development in Alaska from July 2022 through July 2024. As part of the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA #10.868), the grant provides funding of up to 25% of project costs to agricultural producers and rural small businesses...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868) to The Southeast Conference on March 30, 2022. The grant will support the provision of technical assistance for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects through March 30, 2023. The Rural Energy for America Program aims to promote energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy systems development for agricultural producers and rural small...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $121,979 Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Project Grant to Western Mechanical, Inc., a minority-owned, Native American-owned small business based in Fairbanks, Alaska. The grant, awarded on December 20, 2024, will support a two-year project from December 2024 to December 2026 to implement various energy efficiency improvements, including solar panel installations, HVAC enhancements, and building...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $196,625 Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Project Grant to C & R Pipe & Steel, Inc., an Alaskan Native Corporation-owned small business, on September 26, 2024. The 24-month grant will support the development of a renewable energy system for the company's operations in Fairbanks, Alaska. The REAP program provides grants and loan guarantees to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to promote...
The North West Arctic Borough received a $1,998,820 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on January 31, 2023 to provide energy efficiency and renewable energy system services. Funded through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number 10.868, the award will support the Borough's delivery of grants up to 25% of project costs and loan guarantees to agricultural producers and rural small...
The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), a federal grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services, has awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Sustaine Inc. to provide technical assistance for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in rural Maine. The grant, awarded on Sep 28, 2023, supports Sustaine Inc.'s efforts to assist agricultural producers and rural small businesses in the state with activities such as solar panel...
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 Kansas Department of Commerce received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on March 29, 2022 to support mandatory renewable energy audit grants. The funding supports the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) which provides grants of up to 25% of project costs and loan guarantees to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to promote energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy systems development. Through this award,...