1. 9007 Rural Energy for America (REAP) Rural small businesses Agricultural producers 1.To purchase & install Renewable Energy Systems, 2.Energy Efficiency Improvements, and 3.New! Grants for stand alone feasibility studies. 4. New! – Grants for energy audit and renewable energy development assistance

2. Types of Financial Assistance Grant Only for up to 25% of total eligible costs RE $2500/$500K – EE $1500/$250K Guaranteed Loan Only for up to 75% of total eligible costs $5000 min/$25M max Combination Grant and Guaranteed Loan for up to 75% of total eligible costs Grants for up to 25% of total eligible costs are available for a stand alone feasibility study

3. Other pieces of the Farm Bill Energy Title 9003 – Biorefinery assistance 9004 - Repowering Assistance 9005 - Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels 9008 - Biomass Research and Dev. 9009 – Rural Energy Self-Sufficiency Initiative 9011 – Biomass Crop Assistance Program 9012 – Forest Biomass for Energy 9013 – Community Wood Energy Program

4. Value Added Producer Grants (VAPG) Community Facility Program (CF) Grants, Loans, Guaranteed Loans Rural Economic Development Loans (REDL) Guaranteed Business & Industry Loans 4 Revolving Loan Funds RMAP, RBEG, REDG, IRP

5. USDA Rural Development – Iowa Business Programs – under 50,000 population http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ia/rbs.html Community Facility Programs – under 20,000 population http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ia/rhs-cf.html Iowa Falls 641-648-5181 Waverly 319-352-1715 Tipton 563-886-6006 Mt. Pleasant 319-986-5800 Albia 641-932-3031 Indianola 515-961-5365 Atlantic 712-243-2107 LeMars712-546-5149 Storm Lake 712-732-1851 Humboldt 515-332-4411