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9007 Rural Energy for America (REAP). Rural small businesses Agricultural producers To purchase & install Renewable Energy Systems, Energy Efficiency Improvements, and New! Grants for stand alone feasibility studies. 4. New! – Grants for energy audit and
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9007 Rural Energy for America (REAP) • Rural small businesses • Agricultural producers • To purchase & installRenewable Energy Systems, • Energy Efficiency Improvements, and • New!Grants for stand alone feasibility studies. 4. New! – Grants for energy audit and renewable energy development assistance
Types of Financial Assistance • Grant Only for up to 25% of total eligible costs RE $2500/$500K – EE $1500/$250K • Guaranteed Loan Only for up to 75% of total eligible costs $5000 min/$25M max • Combination Grant and Guaranteed Loan for up to 75% of total eligible costs Grants for up to 25% of total eligible costs are available for a stand alone feasibility study
9003 – Biorefinery assistance 9004 - Repowering Assistance 9005 - Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels 9008 - Biomass Research and Dev. 9009 – Rural Energy Self-Sufficiency Initiative 9011 – Biomass Crop Assistance Program 9012 – Forest Biomass for Energy 9013 – Community Wood Energy Program Other pieces of theFarm Bill Energy Title
4 Revolving Loan FundsRMAP, RBEG, REDG, IRP Value Added Producer Grants (VAPG) Community Facility Program (CF)Grants, Loans, Guaranteed Loans Rural Economic Development Loans (REDL) Guaranteed Business & Industry Loans
USDA Rural Development – Iowa Business Programs – under 50,000 population http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ia/rbs.html Community Facility Programs – under 20,000 population http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ia/rhs-cf.html Iowa Falls 641-648-5181 Waverly 319-352-1715 Tipton 563-886-6006 Mt. Pleasant 319-986-5800 Albia 641-932-3031 Indianola 515-961-5365 Atlantic 712-243-2107 LeMars712-546-5149 Storm Lake 712-732-1851 Humboldt 515-332-4411