Rural Energy for America Program

The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS or the Agency), a Rural Development (RD) agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), administers the Rural Energy for America program (REAP). The REAP program helps agricultural producers and rural small business reduce energy cost and consumption, develop new income streams, and help meet the nation’s critical energy needs. The REAP program is authorized under 7 U.S.C. 8107 and is implemented by 7 CFR part 4280 supbart B (grants) and 7 CFR part 5001 (guaranteed loans). The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 provides additional authorities for REAP Public Law 117-169 section 22002. Subtitle C, Section 2202 of the IRA authorized the REAP Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) program. The REAP program requires the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants and/or loan guarantees for several types of projects as follows: • REAP Renewable Energy Systems (RES) & Energy Efficiency Improvement (EEI) • REAP Energy Audits (EA) & Renewable Energy Development Assistance (REDA) • REAP Technical Assistance (TAG) This package is a three-year renewal package for the burden associated with all the REAP grant programs listed above. The burden associated with the REAP guarantee loan(s) is covered under the One RD Guaranteed Loan program Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) package (OMB No. 0572-0155).

The latest form for Rural Energy for America Program expires 2028-09-30 and is listed under ICR 202602-0570-001.