Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Description

The energy audits and renewable energy development assistance program is designed to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses reduce energy costs andconsumption and help meet the nation’s critical energy needs. The 2008 Farm Bill mandates that the recipient of a grant that conducts an energy audit for an agricultural producer or a rural small business require the agricultural producer or rural small business to pay at least 25 percent of the cost of the energy audit, which shall be retained by the eligible entity for the cost of the audit.

Who can apply

• Others

Contact

***For questions in regard to how to apply for this grant program and any other details, please contact the Energy Coordinator for your particular state. The Energy Coordinators list can be referenced in the Federal Register Notice dated May 27, 2010 or you may contact
anthony.ashby@wdc.usda.gov; kelley.oehler@wdc.usda.gov