Assistance Listing 10.868
Department of Agriculture · Rural Business Cooperative Service
Assistance Listing 10.868, “Rural Energy for America Program,” is a federal program administered by Department of Agriculture. It provides loan guarantee assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 2 open, 0 forecasted and 7 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $567M in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
(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.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
To be eligible for renewable energy systems or energy efficiency improvement assistance, an applicant must be an agricultural producer or rural small business. Rural small businesses must be located in a rural area. The applicant or owner must not have an outstanding judgment, delinquent on any Federal debt or debarred from receiving Federal assistance. Under the Energy Audit and Renewable Energy Development Assistance programs eligible applicants include governmental entities and their instrumentalities, educational institutions, rural electric cooperatives, Resource Conservation and Development Councils, and public power entities.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): Grants Range $2,500 to $500,000; Average $45,000. Guaranteed Loan Range $5,000 to $25,000,000; Average $85,000.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 10.868. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.| Opportunity | Status | Award range | Closes | ALN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
REAP-Renewable Energy Systems and Enery Efficiency ImprovementsRural Business-Cooperative Service | Closed | $1.5K – $500K | Sep 2, 2021 | 10.868 |
REAP Energy Audit and Renewable Energy Development Assistance ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service | Closed | $1 – $100K | Feb 1, 2021 | 10.868 |
REAP-Renewable Energy Systems and Enery Efficiency ImprovementsRural Business-Cooperative Service | Closed | Up to $500K | Sep 30, 2020 | 10.868 |
REAP Energy Audit and Renewable Energy Development Assistance ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service | Closed | $1 – $100K | Jan 31, 2020 | 10.868 |
REAP Energy Audit and Renewable Energy Development Assistance ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service | Closed | $1 – $100K | Jan 31, 2019 | 10.868 |
Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service | Closed | $1.5K – $500K | Apr 30, 2018 | 10.868 |
REAP Energy Audit and Renewable Energy Development Assistance ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service | Closed | $1 – $100K | Feb 1, 2016 | 10.868 |
10.868 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Rural Energy for America Program.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Small Business Person, Nonprofit Organization and For-Profit Organization. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
The agency reported $566,525,866 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.