REAP ADK+: Grant Support for Small Businesses
Does your business have high energy bills? Drafty buildings? An old heating and cooling system? You may be eligible for grant assistance.
ANCA’s REAP ADK+ program helps connect small businesses and farms with grant funding through the United State Department of Agriculture’s REAP program. We invite North Country entrepreneurs and farmers to explore this opportunity to fund energy efficiency and clean energy improvements for their operations.
What is REAP?
With ANCA’s support, Raymond Higby of Complete Care Chiropractic in Lowville, NY was awarded REAP grant funding to purchase and install an energy-efficient air-source heat pump system for his business.
USDA’s Rural Energy For America Program (REAP) provides grant funding to small businesses and farms for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy systems. Grant funding reimburses up to 50% of the costs of the project.
How can ANCA help?
ANCA staff provides free REAP application preparation and support services for eligible businesses located in our 14-county service area in northern New York State. We also provide advice on your business’s eligibility for REAP at no cost.
Who is eligible?
Agricultural Producers:
- • An entity directly engaged in production of agricultural products where at least 50% of their gross income comes from agricultural operations
Small Businesses:
- • Private for-profit entity (Sole Proprietorship, Partnership or Corporation)
- • A Cooperative [including those qualified under Section 501(c)(12) of IRS Code]
- • An electric utility (including a Tribal or governmental electric utility) that provides service to rural consumers and operates independent of direct government control
- • A Tribal corporation or other Tribal business entities that are chartered under Section 17 of the Indian Reorganization Act (25 USC 477) or have similar structures and relationships with their Tribal entity without regard to the resources of the Tribal government
Contact us to learn more
For more information or to begin the REAP application process, please contact Jon Ignatowski, ANCA’s Manager of Food Systems Business at jignatowski@adirondack.org or 518.891.6200 x124.
ANCA is an equal opportunity provider. This publication is made possible through a grant from USDA Rural Development.