RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT FUNDING AVAILABLE
News Date July 15, 2009
Farmers, ranchers, and rural small businesses can apply for USDA funding for renewable energy or energy efficiency projects until July 31. The government-guaranteed loans can cover 75 percent of a project’s cost, up to $25 million. Funds were authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill’s Rural Energy for America program.
Eligible projects include retrofitting lighting insulation, buying more efficient equipment, or any project producing wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, hydropower, hydrogen-based energy. Click here for more information on the programs from USDA. (Contact: David Hickey or Kasey Miller)