{"id":4801,"date":"2013-04-16T14:25:23","date_gmt":"2013-04-16T20:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/?p=4801"},"modified":"2020-08-28T13:08:22","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T19:08:22","slug":"rural-energy-for-america-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/funding\/grants-funding\/rural-energy-for-america-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Rural Energy for America Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Grant Program\u00a0provides financial assistance to\u00a0agricultural producers and rural <!--more-->small businesses\u00a0in rural America to purchase, install, and construct renewable energy systems; make energy efficiency improvements to non-residential buildings and facilities; use renewable technologies that reduce energy consumption; and participate in energy audits, renewable energy development assistance, and feasibility studies. It is often used in conjunction with the REAP<a title=\"Loan Guarantee\" href=\"http:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/glossary\/loan-guarantee\/\">\u00a0loan guarantee<\/a>\u00a0program.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/about-us\/u-s-department-of-agriculture-rural-development\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4973\" src=\"http:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/USDA-Logo-Main-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"USDA\" width=\"180\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/USDA-Logo-Main-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/USDA-Logo-Main-431x300.jpg 431w, https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/USDA-Logo-Main.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a>An ancillary REAP grant program<\/strong>\u00a0grants on a competitive basis up to 25% of total eligible costs for renewable energy feasibility studies. More on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rd.usda.gov\/programs-services\/rural-energy-america-program-renewable-energy-systems-energy-efficiency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Grant Program<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: medium; font-style: normal;\" href=\"http:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/articles\/general-business-advice\/usda-helps-businesses-upgrade-energy-systems\/\">USDA Helps Businesses Upgrade Energy Systems<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: medium; font-style: normal;\" href=\"http:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/articles\/general-business-advice\/energy-efficient-lighting-slashes-costs-for-deming-manufacturer\/\">Energy Efficient Lighting Slashes Costs for Deming Manufacturer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eligibility.sc.egov.usda.gov\/eligibility\/welcomeAction.do?pageAction=rbs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a> to see if you meet the definition of rural<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Grant Program\u00a0provides financial assistance to\u00a0agricultural producers and rural<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4822,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[333],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4801"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4801"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10601,"href":"https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4801\/revisions\/10601"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}