On March 26, 2025, recipients of Inflation Reduction Act funding through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) and the New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program were provided 30 calendar to inform USDA Rural Development of whether they would like to make changes to their projects. Proposed modifications must be in compliance with applicable statutes and program requirements, and within original award amounts. Rural Development will not approve any changes that affect the scoring of projects that were competitively scored.