# Rural Energy for America Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/rdbcp-reap-res-eei-2025-rural-energy-for-america-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356838

> Rural Business-Cooperative Service offered grants of up to $1.0 million to small businesses. It expected to make about 6,000 awards worth $200 million in total. Applications closed on March 31, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | RDBCP-REAP-RES-EEI-2025 |
| Agency | Rural Business-Cooperative Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 31, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $1.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 6,000 |
| Total funding | $200 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.868 |

## Who can apply

- Small businesses

Small Businesses must meet SBA size standards. Agricultural Producers are also eligible.

## What the grant funds

The Rural Business Cooperative Service (RBCS or the Agency), a Rural Development (RD) agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to announce acceptance of grant, guaranteed loan, and combined grant and guaranteed loan applications under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). This notice announces the deadlines, dates, and times that applications must be received in order to be considered for REAP funds. The NOFO is being issued for Fiscal Years (FY) 2025, 2026, and 2027. The notice will not be applied retroactively to any applications previously filed. Applications received on or after October 16, 2024, through September 30, 2027, will be evaluated and scored according to the Federal Register October 16, 2024, at 89 FR 83449 - 2024-23854.pdf (govinfo.gov), unless otherwise amended via a subsequent notice. Applications received between July 2, 2024, and October 15, 2024, will be evaluated and scored according to the Federal Register March 31, 2023, at 88 FR 19239 - Link notice: 2023-06376.pdf (govinfo.gov). This funding opportunity posting only applies to FY 2025. Subsequent funding opportunity postings will be published July 1, 2025, (FY 2026) and July 1, 2026 (FY 2027).

## Questions people ask

### Is RDBCP-REAP-RES-EEI-2025 still open?

No. It closed on March 31, 2025.

### Who can apply for Rural Energy for America Program?

Rural Business-Cooperative Service accepted applications from small businesses. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Rural Energy for America Program?

Closed March 31, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.0 million each. About $200 million in total across about 6,000 awards.

### Who has won Rural Energy for America Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Laser Investment Group, LLC, Kaspar Wire Works, Inc., Tejon Indian Tribe. The program made 11,636 awards worth $1.5 billion in that time.