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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 29, 2019 10:43 AM<br>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">USDA Has More Than $400 Million Still Available Nationwide for Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Loan Guarantees<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Funding is available through September 30, 2019</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="gdp" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development is seeking applications for loan guarantees to support renewable
energy and energy efficiency improvement projects. More than $400 million is still available nationwide.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Eligible agricultural producers and rural small businesses may apply for funding through the <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwNzI5Ljg1NzEyNjEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwNzI5Ljg1NzEyNjEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzEyNjQwMiZlbWFpbGlkPXNoZXJpLnN0dWFydEBvcmVnb24uZ292JnVzZXJpZD1zaGVyaS5zdHVhcnRAb3JlZ29uLmdvdiZ0YXJnZXRpZD0mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&100&&&https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/rural-energy-america-program-renewable-energy-systems-energy-efficiency/or"><span style="color:#0E21EB">Rural
Energy for America Program (REAP)</span></a> to install renewable energy systems or make energy efficiency improvements to their operations. Loan guarantees of up to 85 percent of the project costs are available for projects ranging from $5,000 to $25 million.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Eligible renewable energy systems include those that produce energy from wind, solar, renewable biomass (including anaerobic
digesters), ocean, geothermal, and small hydroelectric sources, as well as hydrogen derived from renewable sources.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Applications for loan guarantees are accepted year-round. More than $400 million is available through September 30, 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">To discuss a potential project, contact
<a href="mailto:john.holman@usda.gov" target="_blank" title=""><span style="color:#0E21EB">John Holman</span></a>, Energy Coordinator, (503) 414-3369.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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