Project must be located in a rural area, which is defined as any area other than a city or metropolitan statistical area that has a population of greater than 50,000 inhabitants. To determine if a project is located in an eligible rural area use this map.

Applicant is an agriculture producer (including nurseries and dairies), which is defined as an individual or business entity that receives at least 50% of gross income from agriculture or a small business, which is determined in accordance with the Small Business Administration's (SBA) size standards (by NAICS codes). SBA small business size standards can be found at www.sba.gov/size/index.html

Nonprofits and public projects are not eligible. Applicants are also not eligible if there is an outstanding judgment obtained by the U.S. in a Federal Court, are delinquent in paying Federal income taxes, are delinquent on a Federal debt or have been debarred from receiving Federal assistance.

NOTE:In the Energy Audit and Renewable Energy Development Assistance Grant Program, the grant applicant is either a government entity, institution of higher education, rural electric cooperative or public power entity. See the NOFA for details regarding applicant eligibility for this specific section of REAP.

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