USDA Rural Energy for America Program grants and loan guarantees
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
Grants of up to USD 1 million for renewable energy systems and up to USD 500,000 for energy efficiency improvements, covering up to 50% of eligible project costs, plus loan guarantees up to USD 25 million.
You must co-fund 50%.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development
public · national
Deadline: cutoff — USDA runs multiple application windows per fiscal year with published quarterly cut-offs.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
You fund 50% yourself.
Who can apply
- Sectors: agri, energy
- Stage: seed, series_a, growth
- Locally registered entity required
Agricultural producers and rural small businesses in eligible rural areas of the United States.
Source. https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/energy-programs/rural-energy-america-program-renewable-energy-systems-energy-efficiency-improvement-guaranteed-loans — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked