The Rural Business Cooperative Service (RBCS), a Rural Development (RD) agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is accepting applications under the Rural Energy for America (REAP) Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Program 2023.
Donor Name: Rural Business-Cooperative Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The purpose of the REAP TAG Program is to enable applicants to provide technical assistance to Agricultural Producers and Rural Small Businesses applying to REAP, with priority for Applicants assisting distressed or disadvantaged communities and for Applicants pursuing projects using underutilized technologies or seeking grants under $20,000.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $21,250,000
- Award Ceiling: $500,000
- Award Floor: $100,000
Performance Period
The grant period is at the discretion of the Applicant but in any event no more than three (3) years.
Eligible Activities
Eligible activities include but are not limited to:
- Assisting Agricultural Producers or Rural Small Businesses to apply for assistance under REAP for Energy Efficiency Improvements, or Renewable Energy Systems.
- Providing information on how to improve the energy efficiency of the operations and to use Renewable Energy technologies and resources in their operations.
- Conducting and promoting Energy Assessments and audits as defined.
- Preparing a technical report in accordance.
- Assisting with filing for System Award Management (SAM) and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) registrations.
- Assisting with completing a REAP grant application in accordance.
- Assisting with planning construction and development in accordance.
- Assisting with completion of environmental reports and/or documentation required for submittal of applications.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants are:
- A unit of State, Tribal, or local government;
- A land-grant college or university, or other Institution of Higher Education;
- An electric cooperative;
- A Public Power Entity;
- An Investor-owned utility;
- A Council, as defined under the Resource Conservation and Development Program
- A Not-for-profit entity;
- A For-profit entity;
- A Sole proprietor business;
- Business entities (organized pursuant to Federal, State, or Tribal law).
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
