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Grants

Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Grants and Loan Guarantees

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
$1,000,000

Renewable energy system grants from $2,500 up to $1 million; energy efficiency improvement grants from $1,500 up to $500,000. Grants have historically covered up to 25-50% of eligible project cost depending on the funding cycle. Loan guarantees up to $25 million are also available.

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 quarterly application windows within each fiscal year, with competition dates published in the annual Federal Register notice.

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
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

You fund 50% yourself.

Who can apply

Eligible applicants are agricultural producers with at least 50% of gross income from agriculture (rural location not required) and rural small businesses located in eligible rural areas.

How to apply

  1. Confirm the business is in an eligible rural area using the USDA eligibility map
  2. Obtain an energy audit or technical report for the project
  3. Apply through the USDA RD Apply portal or the state office

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

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 · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.rd.usda.gov

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