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Grants

USDA Rural Energy for America Program grants and loan guarantees

Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
$1,000,000

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%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development

public · national

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — USDA runs multiple application windows per fiscal year with published quarterly cut-offs.

Your odds
Not published

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.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

You fund 50% yourself.

Who can apply

Agricultural producers and rural small businesses in eligible rural areas of the United States.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · UEI and SAM.gov registration, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/energy-programs/rural-energy-america-program-renewable-energy-systems-energy-efficiency-improvement-guaranteed-loans · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.rd.usda.gov

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