Closed · RDBCP-2024-TAG-REAP · CFDA 10.868 · Mandatory

Rural Energy for America (REAP) Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Rural Business-Cooperative Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$100K-$500K
Award range
Closed
Status
March 21, 2024
Close date
200
Expected awards

The verdict

Rural Energy for America (REAP) Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Program is a closed mandatory listing from Rural Business-Cooperative Service that offered $100,000 -- $500,000 across 200 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 127 other opportunities from Rural Business-Cooperative Service.

$100K-$500K
award range
Closed
application status
200
expected awards
10.868
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Rural Energy for America is closed (last close March 21, 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 March 21, 2024

Posted Feb 20 Closes Mar 21

Est. Total Funding

$16,000,000

Expected Awards

200

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBCS or the Agency), a Rural Development (RD) agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), announces that it is accepting applications under the Rural Energy for America (REAP) Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Program for fiscal year (FY) 2024. These grant funds will be made to qualified types of Applicants (‘‘Applicants’’) to provide technical assistance to Agricultural Producers and Rural Small Businesses applying to REAP (‘‘REAP Applicants’’), with priority for applications that: assist Agricultural Producers and Tribal entities, provide assistance to projects located in a Disadvantaged Community or a Distressed Community, support projects using Underutilized Renewable Energy Technologies (‘‘Underutilized Technologies’’), and/or support grant applications of $20,000 or less. This Program has $16,000,000 available for FY 2024 utilizing funding provided under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. All Applicants are responsible for any expenses incurred in developing their applications.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 10 doors

Rural Energy for America bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (10 doors: State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +6 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Agriculture · Business and Commerce · Energy (AG;BC;EN). Inside Rural Business-Cooperative Service's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 04
Special district governments
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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

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Agency Contact

USDA RD State Office (RDSO) State Energy Coordinator: https://www.rd.usda.gov/sites/default/files/RBS_StateEnergyCoordinators.pdf

What to do next

Rural Energy for America is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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