# Rural Energy for America Program (10.868)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/10-868-rural-energy-for-america-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Rural Energy for America Program is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $1.5 billion in 11,636 grants, about $132,265 per award.

## Objectives

(1) Provision of grants and loan guarantees to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to promote energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy systems development. The program provides grants of up to 25% of project costs and/or loan guarantees of up to 75% of project costs to purchase and install energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy systems.
(2) Provision of grants to government entities or their instrumentalities, educational institutions, rural electric cooperatives, Resource Conservation and Development Councils, and public power entities to assist with the cost of performing energy audits and renewable energy development assistance for agricultural producers and rural small businesses. Recipients of energy audits must pay at least 25% of the cost of the audit.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $37.1 million | 1,145 |
| 2022 | $48.8 million | 1,217 |
| 2023 | $415 million | 2,902 |
| 2024 | $678 million | 4,193 |
| 2025 | $360 million | 2,179 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Laser Investment Group, LLC | Florida | $2.2 million |
| Kaspar Wire Works, Inc. | Texas | $2.0 million |
| Tejon Indian Tribe | California | $2.0 million |
| Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma | Oklahoma | $2.0 million |
| Mitchell Delta Distributing, LLC | Mississippi | $2.0 million |
| North West Arctic Borough | Alaska | $2.0 million |
| Cooperatives for a Better World | New Hampshire | $2.0 million |
| HSH Dutton LLC | Georgia | $1.9 million |
| Solar Gain, Inc. | Arizona | $1.9 million |
| Adams Produce, Inc. | New Mexico | $1.8 million |
| Al-Corn Clean Fuel, LLC | Minnesota | $1.8 million |
| Huron Pork LLC | Michigan | $1.7 million |
| Machia and Sons Dairy, LLC | Vermont | $1.6 million |
| Commonwealth Agri-Energy, LLC | Kentucky | $1.5 million |
| Aberdeen Energy LLC | South Dakota | $1.5 million |
| Dairyland Biogas LLC | Wisconsin | $1.5 million |
| Sandhills Renewable Energy, LLC | Nebraska | $1.5 million |
| PLCP LLLP | Iowa | $1.5 million |
| JBJ Kilpatrick Farms Inc | North Carolina | $1.5 million |
| Seaman Corporation | Ohio | $1.5 million |

## Open opportunities

- [Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/rdbcp-reap-res-eei-2019-renewable-energy-systems-and-energy-efficiency-improvements/), closes not stated