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REAP funds for anaerobic digesters in 8 states

U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announcing funding for anaerobic digester projects in eight states. Funding through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants can finance up to 25 percent of a project’s cost, not to exceed $500,000 for renewable energy systems, $250,000 for energy efficiency. Among the projects announced Wednesday:

  • Organic Matters, Inc. Bartow, Fla. $201,498 grant
  • AgPower Jerome, LLC Lincoln Co., Idaho $500,000 grant
  • New Energy Two, LLC Middleton, Idaho $500,000 grant
  • New Energy Three LLC Middleton, Idaho $500,000 grant
  • Sioux Pharm Inc. Sioux Center, Iowa $263,250 loan, $263,250 grant
  • Mill Creek Digester, LLC West Unity, Ohio $600,000 loan, $499,924 grant
  • Belmont County Bioenergy, LLC Independence, Ohio $750,000 loan, $500,000 grant
  • Lime Lakes Energy, LLC Norton, Ohio $1.5 million loan, $500,000 grant
  • Wooster Renewable Energy, LLC Wooster, Ohio $750,000 loan, $500,000 grant
  • Ringler Energy, LLC Cardington, Ohio $3,238,750 loan, $500,000 grant
  • Haviland Energy, LLC Paulding Co, Ohio $600,000 loan, $500,000 grant
  • Farm Power Misty Meadow, LLC Tillamook, Ore. $1 million loan, $500,000 grant
  • Farm Power Tillamook, LLC Tillamook, Ore. $2.65 million loan, $100,000 grant
  • Hard Earned Acres, Inc. Shippensburg, Pa. $331,709 grant
  • Reinford-Frymoyer Farm, LLC Mifflintown, Pa $337,224 grant
  • Arlen Benner Mount Joy, Pa. $500,000 grant
  • Jay Clifford Sensenig Lancanster Co., Pa. $309,733 grant
  • Riverview Farm Franklin, Vt. $429,703 loan, $214,851 grant
  • Heller Farms (Cow Poo, LLC) Alma Center, Wis. $1,321,187 loan, $500,000 grant

In Fiscal Year 2011, USDA, through the REAP program, provided nearly $21 million in assistance for biodigesters, and leveraged over $110 million in project development. Through its Value-Added Producer Grant program, USDA provides planning grants of up to $100,000 and working capital grants of up to $300,000 to be used for establishment of a biodigester. Additionally, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offers financial and technical assistance through the Environmental Quality Incentives (EQIP) program.

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