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Abstract: The Rural Energy for America Program, which supersedes the Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program under Title IX, Section 9006 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, is designed to help agricultural producers and rural small business reduce energy cost and consumption, develop new income streams, and help meet the nation's critical energy needs by requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants and/or guaranteed loans for several types of projects as follows: • Grants and grants and loan guarantees (combined funding) to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to purchase renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements. • Grants to eligible entities to provide energy audits and renewable energy development assistance to enable agricultural producers and rural small businesses to become more energy efficient and to use renewable energy technologies and resources. Entities eligible to receive grants under this program are State, tribal and local governments; land-grant colleges and universities or other institutions of higher learning; rural electric cooperatives; public power entities; Resource Conservation and Development Councils and instrumentalities of local, state, and federal governments. These grant funds may be used to conduct and promote energy audits; provide recommendations and information on how to improve the energy efficiency of the operations of the agricultural producers and rural small businesses; and provide recommendations and information on how to use renewable energy technologies and resources in the operations. No more than five (5) percent of the grant can be used for administrative purposes. Agricultural producers and rural small businesses for which a grantee is conducting an energy audit must pay at least 25 percent of the cost of the energy audit.

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
REAP	RD 1924-9, RD 1940-Q Exhibit A1, RD 4280-3A, RD 400-4, RD 400-6, AD 1047, AD 1048, AD 1049, RD 4280-3B, RD 4280-3C, RD 4280-3D, RD 1942-46, RD 1940-1, RD 1924-10, RD 400-1	Application for Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvement Projects - Total Project Costs of $80,000 or Less , Application for Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvement Projects - Total Project Costs of Less than $200,000, but more than $80,000 , Application for Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvement Projects - Total Project Costs of $200,000 and Greater , Annual Outcome Project Performance Certification , Letter of Intent to Meet Conditions , Request for Obligation of Funds , Certificate of Contractors Release , Release by Claimants , Equal Opportunity Agreement , Assurance Agreement , Compliance Statement , , Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters Primary Covered Transactions , Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transactions , Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (Grants) Alternative I - For Grantees Other Than Individuals , Certifications for Contracts, Grants and Loans
REAP - Private	RD 1980-43, RD 1940-1, RD 400-4, RD 400-1, RD 1924-9, RD 1924-10, RD 1980-19, RD 1980-41, RD 1980-44, RD 4279-6, RD 1942-46, RD 400-6, RD 449-30, RD 4280-3C, AD-1049, RD 4280-2, RD 4279-1, RD 4279-1A, RD 4279-3, RD 4279-4, RD 4280-3A, AD-1047, AD-1048, RD 4279-14, RD 4280-3B	Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters - Primary Covered Transactions , Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transactions , CERTIFICATION REGARDING DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE REQUIREMENTS (GRANTS) , Rural Business and Cooperative Service Grant Agreement , Application for Loan Guarantee , Application for Loan Guarantee - One Doc and 9006 Program , Conditional Commitment , Lender's Agreement , Assignment Guarantee Agreement , Unconditional Guarantee , APPLICATION FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TOTAL PROJECT COSTS OF $80,000 OR LESS , APPLICATION FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TOTAL PROJECT COSTS OF LESS THAN $200,000, BUT MORE THAN $80,000 , APPLICATION FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TOTAL PROJECT COSTS OF $200,000 AND GREATER , Letter of Intent , Request for Obligation of Funds , Assurance Agreement , Equal Opportunity Agreement , Compliance Statement , Certificate of Contractor's Release , Release by Claimants , Guaranteed Loan Closing Report , Guaranteed Loan Status Report , Guaranteed Loan Borrower Deliquent Status , Lender's Guaranteed Loan Payment to the Agency , Loan Note Guarantee Report of Loss
REAP - State & Local	RD 4279-14, RD 1942-46, RD 1940-1, RD 1924-10, RD 1980-41, RD 1980-43, RD 449-30, RD 4280-3B, RD 4280-3C, AD 1047, AD 1048, AD 1049, RD 4279-4, RD 4279-6, RD 4280-2, RD 4279-1, RD 4279-1A, RD 4279-3, RD 4280-3A, RD 400-4, RD 400-6, RD 1924-9, RD 1980-19, RD 400-1, RD 1980-44	Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters - Primary Covered Transactions , Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transactions , CERTIFICATION REGARDING DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE REQUIREMENTS (GRANTS) , Rural Business and Cooperative Service Grant Agreement , Application for Loan Guarantee , Application for Loan Guarantee-One Doc and 9006 Program , Conditional Commitment , Lender's Agreement , Assignment Guarantee Agreement , Unconditional Guarantee , APPLICATION FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TOTAL PROJECT COSTS OF $80,000 OR LESS , APPLICATION FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TOTAL PROJECT COSTS OF LESS THAN $200,000, BUT MORE THAN $80,000 , APPLICATION FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TOTAL PROJECT COSTS OF $200,000 AND GREATER , Letter of Intent , Request for Obligation of Funds , Assurance Agreement , Equal Opportunity Agreement , Compliance Statement , Certificate of Contractor's Release , Release by Claimants , Guaranteed Loan Closing Report , Guaranteed Loan Status Report , Guaranteed Loan Borrower Deliquent Status , Lender's Guaranteed Loan Payment to the Agency , Loan Note Guarantee Report of Loss

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