Federal - United States Department of Agriculture - USDA Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program
Applicable Sectors: Agricultural,
Commercial,
Note: The deadlines for Grant Applications and Guaranteed Loan and Combined Guaranteed Loan and Grant Applications for FY 2007 have passed. This program is up for reauthorization in the 2007 Farm Bill.
Section 9006 of the 2002 Farm Bill requires the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to create a program to make direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to purchase renewable-energy systems and make energy-efficiency improvements. Funds were appropriated for FY 2002 through FY 2007. This program is known as the Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program.
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