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USDA Energy Programs
Sarah Adler,
State Director Rural Development
USDA RD – Our lines of business
Affordable HousingRental housing
Direct and guaranteed home loans
Home repair
Business DevelopmentLoan guarantees, loans, grants
Energy efficiency and renewable energy
Community Facilities and UtilitiesWater and sewer systems
Facilities, first responder equipment and vehicles
Broadband
Housing
Direct 502 Home Loan Farm Labor Housing
Value Added Producer Grant Planning
Feasibility studies
Business & marketing plans
Working capital
…..for processing and marketing existing agricultural products and adding value to that product
Rural Energy for America Program
The Rural Energy for
America Program (REAP)
provides guaranteed
loans and grants to
assist farmers, ranchers,
and rural small
businesses in making
energy efficiency
improvements and in
purchasing and installing
renewable energy
systems for their farms
and businesses.
REAP Grants provide up to 25% of the cost of a
project and can be leveraged with other
funding from partners such as:
NV Energy Renewable
Generations and Sure-
Bet
Nevada Governor’s
Office of Energy
Revolving Loan Fund
Natural Resource
Conservation Service
Environmental Quality
Incentive Program
and in some cases
may qualify for Federal
Tax Credits.
Van Norman Ranch 37 kW at Mill Creek Spring &
15 kW at Schmid Creek Spring
Hydroelectric Turbines
Tuscarora, Elko County, Nevada
Project Partners: 1. Renewable Generations, 2. Nevada Controls, 3. Nevada
Governor’s Office of Energy Revolving Loan Fund, 4. Treasury 1603 Grant
Gandolfo RanchTwo 100 kW Wind Turbines
Project Partners: 1. Renewable Generations, 2. Nevada Controls, 3. Treasury 1603 Grant
Reese River Valley and Smith
Creek Valley, Lander County, NV
Lander Land
and Livestock (Lee and Dianne Hutchens)
50 kW Solar PV System
for Irrigation Power
Reese River Valley, Lander County, NV
Project Partners: 1. Renewable Generations, 2. Hamilton Solar
Project Partners: 1. Renewable Generations, 2. Tahoe Solar Design 3. Wells Fargo Bank
Comstock Seed(Ed and Linda Kleiner)
9 kW Solar PV System
REAP Guaranteed Loans of up to $25 Million
with up to 75% of the Project Cost, low fees
Gardnerville, Douglas County, NV
Projects of
$80,000 (total
cost) or less
Guaranteed
Loans
Fiscal Year 2015
includes two
years of funding
Nevada REAP Funding Priorities
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at
http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information
requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at [email protected].
For Information:USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Mark WilliamsEnergy Coordinator
Ph. 775-887-1222 Ext 116
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/nvreapprogram.html
