Small businesses in Kentucky rural counties can qualify for REAP, or Rural Energy for America Program offered through US Department of Agriculture that reimburses 25% of project costs. This includes vacation rentals, such as AirBnB and Rental Cabins. Farmers can also qualify for this as well as Kentucky’s Governers Office of Agriculture (GOAP) grant that reimburses up to 50% on qualifying projects. These grants can be combined to give farmers and opportunity for up to 75% re-imbursement on solar projects.
Who is eligible for REAP grants?
- Businesses must be in located in rural areas with populations of 50,000 residents or less.
- Most areas of Kentucky fall into this category excluding cities such as Louisville, Lexington, Ashland
- Check eligible business addresses.
- Agricultural producers may be in rural or non-rural areas.
- Most businesses are eligible for this grant, and recently around 95% of applicants have been approved
How can AEW help with REAP?
AEW specializes in finding the best incentives available for our clients and handling the application process for them. Often applying to these grants can be time consuming and confusing, keeping folks from taking advantage of these HUGE savings opportunities. We have experience working closely with the Mountain Association and the USDA doing turn key REAP and GOAP applications for clients, many of which have turned into huge money and energy saving solar projects!!. AEW can streamline the entire process from grant application to installing your solar system!!
