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First REAP Deadline on Feb. 21

The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) helps agricultural producers and rural small businesses complete energy projects. Offering both grants and loan guarantees, REAP helps eligible applicants conduct energy audits and feasibility studies, install renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements.

The first deadline, for energy audits and for renewable energy development assistance, is Tuesday, February 21.

For more details, see the REAP NOFA in the January 20, 2012 Federal Register.

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Cooperative Nebraska Research, Education & Extension Service Partners.
Nebraska Cooperative Council.
Nebraska Department of Agriculture.
Nebraska Fact Sheet, Economic Research Service, USDA - This specific fact sheet includes current data on population, per capita income, earnings per job, poverty rates, employment, unemployment, farm and farm-related jobs, farm characteristics, farm financial characteristics, top ag commodities, top export commodities and top counties in ag sales.
Nebraska Farmers' Markets.
Nebraska USDA Rural Development.
Nebraska Cooperative Development Center.
More Links:
- Center for Rural Affairs.
- Food Processing Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
- GROW Nebraska - Promotion, marketing and education of products made or designed in Nebraska.
- Nebraska Business Toolkit.
- Nebraska Department of Agriculture Laws and Regulations.
- Nebraska Department of Economic Development.
- Nebraska Department of Tourism.
- The Small Business Resource - Designed to help business owners and entrepreneurs solve problems and locate key public and private organizations and individuals. These are business decision makers - businessmen and women looking to expand their operations, relocate companies and plan a business startup.
- Vintage Nebraska - Promotion and marketing of Nebraska's grape and wine industry and related industries.

State Contacts

Jim Crandall
University of Nebraska Lincoln
Nebraska Cooperative Development Center
Holdrege, NE
(308) 995-3889
crandall3@unl.edu
http://ncdc.unl.edu

Casey Foster
Nebraska Department of Agriculture
Lincoln, NE
(800) 422-6692
casey.foster@nebraska.gov
www.agr.ne.gov

Kathie Starkweather
Rural Opportunity and Stewardship Program Director
Center for Rural Affairs
Lyons, NE
(402) 687-2100, ext. 1015
kathies@cfra.org
www.cfra.org

Wyatt Fraas
Rural Opportunity and Stewardship Program Asst. Director
Center for Rural Affairs
Lyons, NE
(402) 687-2100, ext. 1008
wyattf@cfra.org

Deb Yocum
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development
Rural Energy Coordinator
Lincoln, NE
(402) 437-5554
debra.yocum@ne.usda.gov
www.rurdev.usda.gov

Elaine Cranford
University of Nebraska Lincoln
Nebraska Cooperative Development Center
Lincoln, NE
(402) 472-1748
ecranford2@unlnotes.unl.edu

Jill D. Gifford
Food Entrepreneur Asst. Program Manager
The Food Processing Center
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
(402) 472-2819
jgifford1@unl.edu
http://fpc.unl.edu

Suzanne Weeder Einspahr
Food Industry Consultant
The Food Processing Center
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
(402) 472-5806
sweeder1@unl.edu
http://fpc.unl.edu

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