Rural Energy for America Program
- Posted
- October 24, 2024
- Closed
- March 31, 2025
- Award ceiling
- $1,000,000
- Program funding
- $200,000,000
- Expected awards
- 6000
- Cost sharing
- Yes
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 10.868
- Category
- Energy
- Archives
- April 30, 2025
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 10.868 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $360.3M
- FY2026 obligated
- $0
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 2,336
Top recipients: Adams Produce, Inc., Plcp Lllp, Jbj Kilpatrick Farms Inc, Al-corn Clean Fuel, Llc, Mimbres Valley Development, Lp
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The Rural Business Cooperative Service (RBCS or the Agency), a Rural Development (RD) agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to announce acceptance of grant, guaranteed loan, and combined grant and guaranteed loan applications under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). This notice announces the deadlines, dates, and times that applications must be received in order to be considered for REAP funds. The NOFO is being issued for Fiscal Years (FY) 2025, 2026, and 2027. The notice will not be applied retroactively to any applications previously filed. Applications received on or after October 16, 2024, through September 30, 2027, will be evaluated and scored according to the Federal Register October 16, 2024, at 89 FR 83449 - 2024-23854.pdf (govinfo.gov), unless otherwise amended via a subsequent notice. Applications received between July 2, 2024, and October 15, 2024, will be evaluated and scored according to the Federal Register March 31, 2023, at 88 FR 19239 - Link notice: 2023-06376.pdf (govinfo.gov).
This funding opportunity posting only applies to FY 2025. Subsequent funding opportunity postings will be published July 1, 2025, (FY 2026) and July 1, 2026 (FY 2027).
Who can apply
- Small businesses
Small Businesses must meet SBA size standards. Agricultural Producers are also eligible.
The official record
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