Rural Energy for America Program

Last week, USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that USDA is partnering with farmers and small businesses to expand access to clean energy and lower energy bills through the Rural Energy for America Program.  The USDA announced $104 million in loans and grants to support over 300 clean energy projects in 34 states.  That in...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced $145 million in funding for 700 loan and grant awards through the Rural Energy for America Program, or REAP, to help agricultural producers and rural small business owners make energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy investments to reduce energy costs, generate new income, and strengthen the resiliency of their operations...

On Thursday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the USDA is investing $285 million in critical infrastructure.  The investment seeks to lower energy costs, expand access to clean energy for people across rural America, and combat climate change.  USDA is...

The USDA is reminding farmers and those in rural America about REAP, the Rural Energy for America Program. Rural Business and Cooperative Service Administrator Karama Neal says it's a program that benefits customers in a variety of ways. "It helps agricultural producers and rural small businesses to purchase and install renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvement ... Read