Energy Audits and Renewable Energy Development Assistance Grants

Post Date

May 27th 2010

Application Due Date

July 26th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

RDCP-10-REAP-AUDITS

CFDA Number(s)

10.868

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Other

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

Number of Awards

30

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligible entities include a unit of State, tribal, or local government; institutions of higher education; rural electric cooperatives; or a public power entity. Additional Information on Eligibility: Citizenship - To be eligible, applicants, owned by private persons, must be at least 51 percent owned by persons who are either: 1) citizens of the United States (U.S.),the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or American Samoa; or 2) legally admitted permanent residents residing in the U.S. Capacity to perform - The applicant must have sufficient capacity to perform the activities proposed in the application to ensure success. The Agency will make this assessment based on the information provided in the application. Legal authority and responsibility - Each applicant must have, or obtain, the legal authority necessary to carry out the purpose of the grant.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $2400000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

The energy audits and renewable energy development assistance program is designed to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses reduce energy costs andconsumption and help meet the nation’s critical energy needs. The 2008 Farm Bill mandates that the recipient of a grant that conducts an energy audit for an agricultural producer or a rural small business require the agricultural producer or rural small business to pay at least 25 percent of the cost of the energy audit, which shall be retained by the eligible entity for the cost of the audit.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Agriculture

• Office:

  Business and Cooperative Programs

• Agency Contact:

  ***For questions in regard to how to apply for this grant program and any other details, please contact the Energy Coordinator for your particular state. The Energy Coordinators list can be referenced in the Federal Register Notice dated May 27, 2010 or you may contact

• Agency Mailing Address:

  National Office Representative's

• Agency Email Address:

  anthony.ashby@wdc.usda.gov; kelley.oehler@wdc.usda.gov

• More Information:

  Federal Register