OpportunityTitle: Rural Energy for America Program
CategoryExplanation: REAP provides grants to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to conduct feasibility study for a renewable energy system as well as to purchase and install renewable energy systems or make energy efficiency improvements. The program is designed to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses reduce energy costs and consumption and help meet the Nation&#146;s critical energy needs.
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible  applicants. To be eligible for this  program, an applicant must meet  the eligibility requirements specified in 7 CFR 4280.109, 7 CFR  4280.110(c), and, as applicable, 7 CFR  4280.112, 7 CFR 4280.122, 7 CFR  4280.170, or 7 CFR 4280.186.  For the purpose of this  Notice, and  in  addition to meeting the small business size determination as defined under  small business in 7 CFR 4280.103, rural small business applicants must demonstrate that  the majority (i.e., 51 percent or more)  of their past  3 years&#146; annual receipts from their business operation are derived from a rural area. If the rural small business applicant has not engaged in business operations for the past  3 years, then information for as long as the rural small business applicant has been  in business must be submitted. To ensure that  there is sufficient information for the Agency to make  this  determination; rural small business applicants, as part  of their application requirements in 7 CFR  4280.116(b)(v)(A), should list the physical address, total  annual receipts and  number of employees for each  urban or rural location. The Agency will make  this  determination for rural small business applicants that  do not have  any annual receipts (new  businesses only)  on the location of the rural small business applicant.
Description: REAP provides grants to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to conduct feasibility study for a renewable energy system as well as to purchase and install renewable energy systems or make energy efficiency improvements. The program is designed to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses reduce energy costs and consumption and help meet the Nation&#146;s critical energy needs.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: REAP Program Contact
GrantorContactText: Kelley  Oehler &lt;br/&gt;Branch Chief, USDA Rural  Development, Energy Division &lt;br/&gt;(202) 720&#150;6819
CloseDateExplanation: : In order to be considered for  Fiscal Year 2013 funds, complete applications under this  Notice must be received by the appropriate USDA Rural Development State  Office no later  than  4:30 p.m.  local  time  of the dates as follows:  For renewable energy system and  energy efficiency improvement grant applications and  combination grant  and guaranteed loan  applications: May 31, 2013.  For renewable energy system and  energy efficiency improvement guaranteed loan  only  applications: On a continuous basis  up to July 15, 2013.  For renewable energy system  feasibility study applications: May 31,  2013.  Energy  audits and  renewable energy  development assistance grants, grant funding will  not be available for Fiscal Year 2013,  due  to the statutory timeframe to award and  obligate funds by April 1, 2013.  Any application received after its  applicable date  and  time, regardless of the postmark on the application, will not be considered for Fiscal Year 2013 funds.