Closed · RDBCP-REAP-RES-EEI-2023-2024 · CFDA 10.868 · Discretionary
Rural Energy for America Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Rural Business-Cooperative Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $1M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- September 30, 2024
- Close date
- 9000
- Expected awards
The verdict
Rural Energy for America Program is a closed discretionary listing from Rural Business-Cooperative Service that offered Up to $1,000,000 across 9000 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 127 other opportunities from Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
- up to $1M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 9000
- expected awards
- 10.868
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Rural Energy for America Program is closed (last close September 30, 2024). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Rural Business-Cooperative Service still indexes 127 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed September 30, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$1,055,003,000
Expected Awards
9000
Instrument
Grant
Description
The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (the Agency) is issuing a second Notice of Solicitation of Applications (Notice) under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) as referenced in the notice that was published in the Federal Register on December 16, 2022. This second notice announces the availability of $1.055 billion in Inflation Reduction Act funds across six quarterly cycles to be obligated by September 30, 2024. This Notice also announces the types of projects that qualify for a federal grant share not to exceed 50 percent of the project cost, a set-aside for underutilized renewable energy technologies (underutilized technologies), as well as scoring revisions to support Administration priorities. Applications received on or after April 1, 2023, will be evaluated and scored according to the provisions listed in this Notice, unless otherwise amended via a subsequent notice. The Notice will not be applied retroactively to any applications previously filed. However, a portion of the funding made available under this notice may be made available to add to pooled funds to fund any Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 applications submitted prior to March 31, 2023, with no other changes in funding provisions or scoring allowed. See Federal Register Notice linked below for more information.
Small-business / for-profit corridor · RDBCP-REAP-RES-EEI-2023-2024
Rural Energy for America Program prints a for-profit / small-business applicant door (Small businesses). Treat the listing as business-facing unless the full Grants.gov announcement narrows it further. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Energy (EN). Only 3 other Rural Business-Cooperative Service listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 128).
- Code 23
- Small businesses
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
Contact your State Energy Coordinator as listed: https://www.rd.usda.gov/sites/default/files/RBS_StateEnergyCoordinators.pdf
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What to do next
Rural Energy for America Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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