{"abstract":"The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS or the Agency), a Rural Development (RD) agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to announce acceptance of grant, guaranteed loan, and combined grant and guaranteed loan applications under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). This notice announces the deadlines, dates, and times that applications must be received in order to be considered for REAP funds. The NOFO is being issued for Fiscal Years (FY) 2025, 2026, and 2027. The notice will not be applied retroactively to any applications previously filed. Applications received the date following the publication of this notice through September 30, 2027, will be evaluated and scored according to the provisions listed in this notice, unless otherwise amended via a subsequent notice.","action":"Notice.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","name":"Agriculture Department","id":12,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agriculture-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/12","parent_id":null,"slug":"agriculture-department"},{"raw_name":"Rural Business-Cooperative Service","name":"Rural Business-Cooperative Service","id":456,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/rural-business-cooperative-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/456","parent_id":12,"slug":"rural-business-cooperative-service"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2024/10/16/2024-23854.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"89 FR 83449","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"As provided for in 7 CFR 4280.122, the Agency, by this notice, is decreasing the number of competitions for Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements (RES/EEI). The application deadline date and time as outlined in 7 CFR 4280.156(a) for Energy Audit and Renewable Energy Development Assistance (EA and REDA) remains unchanged. RES/EEI and Energy Efficient Equipment and systems (EEE) guaranteed loan applications are completed on an ongoing basis in accordance with 7 CFR 5001.315. 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