U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations boosts Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) funding
Posted on July 19, 2009
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On July 7, 2009, the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations voted to boost funding for farm energy programs that will create more clean energy and new income for rural Americans.
The committee voted to increase fiscal year 2010 funding for the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) from $60 million to $128 million.
The REAP program helps farmers, ranchers and rural small businesses build their own clean energy projects. REAP provides grant and loan guarantee assistance for a broad range of clean energy technologies, including biomass, manure digesters, wind and solar power, and energy efficiency.
For more information about the REAP program, go to: REAPS
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