Assistance program
Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP)
$81.3 Million committed in FY2018–FY2024
- Agency
- Rural Utilities Service, Agriculture, Department of
- Assistance
- Direct Loans
- CFDA number
- 10.751
- What it does
- The Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP) provides loans to entities who provide energy efficiency services in rural areas that agree to make affordable loans to help Qualified consumers implement cost- effective, energy efficiency measures. This program, authorized by Congress in the 2014 Farm Bill, helps to build a cleaner and more sustainable domestic energy sector for future generations. RESP will help lower energy bills for rural families and businesses and will reduce barriers to investment in energy efficiency projects or activities.
- Who benefits
- Borrowers loan to qualified consumers for purposes of implementing energy efficient improvements.
- Who applies
- Eligible entities offering energy efficient loans to customers within any part of their service territory as defined in 7 CFR 1719.
- Authorized by
- 7 U.S.C. § 8107a
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