Get Your Grant - USDA Rural Energy (REAP) Grant Application Free Technical Assistance

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USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants are available to rural RI small businesses and RI Agricultural Producers! Free grantwriting assistance is available for eligible applicants, made possible by funding support from the USDA to help Rhode Islanders. Go to the "Get Your Grant" website for more info.

Eligible Renewable Energy Systems projects can receive grant awards from $2,500 to $1 million (dependent on the type project the grant award can cover from 25% to 50% of a project's costs) for activities like: 

• Biomass (for example: biodiesel and ethanol, anaerobic digesters, and solid fuels).
• Geothermal for electric generation or direct use.
• Hydropower below 30 megawatts.
• Hydrogen.
• Small and large wind generation.
• Small and large solar generation.
• Ocean (tidal, current, thermal) generation.

Eligible Energy Efficiency Improvement projects can receive grant awards from $1,500 to $500,000 and the grant award can cover up to 50% of a project's costs for activities like: 

• High efficiency heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems (HVAC).
• Insulation.
• Lighting.
• Cooling or refrigeration units.
• Doors and windows.
• Electric, solar or gravity pumps for sprinkler pivots.
• Switching from a diesel to electric irrigation motor.
• Replacement of energy-inefficient equipment.