REAP Modernization Act of 2025

This bill changes the Rural Energy for America Program, which gives grants and loans to farmers and rural small businesses for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. It directs the Secretary of Agriculture to promote reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the program and to consider climate benefits when reviewing applications. It raises the maximum federal grant share for renewable energy systems and efficiency improvements from 25 percent to 50 percent of project cost, adds producer cooperatives and nonprofit groups as eligible grant recipients, and requires a simpler application process. It also requires a study on using the same land for both energy and farming, and sets aside at least 15 percent of program funds each year in a reserve for less-used renewable energy technologies.

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Sponsors

• Eugene Simon Vindman Democrat sponsor
• 3 cosponsors