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Biden-Harris Administration Continues Historic Clean Energy Commitment for People in Delaware and Maryland with $4.5 Million Investment

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Tatiana Baker
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DOVER, Del., Oct. 21, 2024 – USDA is partnering with farmers and small business owners to expand access to clean energy, create jobs and help lower their energy bills through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). This funding includes 30 grants that will help small businesses and farms in Delaware and Maryland implement cost-saving, clean, efficient energy systems on their properties.  

“These investments made by the Biden-Harris Administration will support rural communities as they transition to clean energy and drive economic prosperity in Delaware, Maryland, and across the nation.” State Director Andrew Dinsmore said. “I am especially proud of the investments USDA Rural Development is making to uplift small and mid-sized producers that will strengthen local rural economies, enhance our food security, and support climate-smart agriculture producers in Delaware and Maryland.” 

USDA is investing $2.36 Million in REAP grants that will support 12 clean energy projects in Delaware. 

  • B&C Farms LLC received a REAP grant in the amount of $133,350. This Rural Development Investment will be used to help B&C Farms LLC purchase and install a 139.2-kilowatt (kW) ground-mounted solar system. B&C Farms LLC is a poultry farming operation in Wyoming, Delaware. The new system is expected to save the company $25,821 a year in electrical costs. 

  • H&V Farms Inc. received a REAP grant in the amount of $40,000. This Rural Development Investment will be used to help H&V Farms Inc. purchase and install a 34.56-kilowatt (kW) ground-mounted solar system. H&V Farms Inc. is a poultry farming operation in Laurel, Delaware. The new system is expected to save the company $4,982 a year in electrical costs. 

  • Island Farm LLC received a REAP grant in the amount of $191,550. This Rural Development Investment will be used to help Island Farm LLC purchase and install a 152-kilowatt (kW) roof-mounted solar system. Island Farm LLC is a poultry farming operation in Seaford, Delaware. The new system is expected to save the company $28,037 a year in electrical costs. 

  • Jakk LLC received a REAP grant in the amount of $130,950. This Rural Development Investment will be used to help Jakk LLC purchase and install a 104.76-kilowatt (kW) roof-mounted solar system. Jakk LLC dba as Hickman Liquors, is a beverage store in Ocean View, Delaware. The new system is expected to save the company $17,340 a year in electrical costs. 

  • Javed Farm LLC received a REAP grant in the amount of $206,651. This Rural Development Investment will be used to help Javed Farm LLC purchase and install a 224.54-kilowatt (kW) ground-mounted solar system. Javed Farm LLC is a poultry farming operation in Seaford, Delaware. The new system is expected to save the company $17,411 a year in electrical costs. 

  • Jaysant Inc. received a REAP grant in the amount of $338,175. This Rural Development Investment will be used to help Jaysant Inc. purchase and install a 133.38-kilowatt (kW) roof-mounted solar system. Jaysant Inc. dba as Cape Wine and Spirits, is a beverage store in Lewes, Delaware. The new system is expected to save the company $35,703 a year in electrical costs. 

  • Laurel Farms LLC received a REAP grant in the amount of $370,695. This Rural Development Investment will be used to help Laurel Farms LLC purchase and install a 320-kilowatt (kW) roof-mounted solar system. Laurel Farms LLC is a poultry farming operation in Seaford, Delaware. The new system is expected to save the company $52,340 a year in electrical costs. 

  • Lawrence E. Jester received a REAP grant in the amount of $170,504. This Rural Development Investment will be used to help Lawrence E. Jester purchase and install a new grain dryer. Lawrence E. Jester is an agriculture producer who grows corn, wheat, soybeans and barley on 2,850 acres in Townsend, Delaware. The new grain dryer is expected to save the business $42,190 a year in electrical and propane costs. 

  • Sharp Lands Inc. received a REAP grant in the amount of $404,650. This Rural Development Investment will be used to help Sharp Lands Inc. purchase and install a 502.46-kilowatt (kW) roof-mounted solar system. Sharp Lands Inc. is a poultry farming operation in Delmar, Delaware. The new system is expected to save the company $77,338 a year in electrical costs. 

  • Tri Oak Farms Inc. received a REAP grant in the amount of $30,849. This Rural Development Investment will be used to help Tri Oak Farms Inc. purchase and install four electric replacement irrigation well pumps. Tri Oak Farms Inc. is a vegetable farming operation in Bethel, Delaware. The new system is expected to save the company $24,469 a year in electrical costs. 

  • Universal Farm LLC received a REAP grant in the amount of $191,550. This Rural Development Investment will be used to help Universal Farm LLC purchase and install a 148.2-kilowatt (kW) roof-mounted solar system. Universal Farm LLC is a poultry farming operation in Seaford, Delaware. The new system is expected to save the company $25,869 a year in electrical costs. 

  • Willis Miller LLC received a REAP grant in the amount of $151,563. This Rural Development Investment will be used to help Willis Miller LLC purchase and install a 136.88-kilowatt (kW) roof-mounted solar system. Willis Miller LLC operates an organic poultry growing business where the chicken houses have windows, doors and a fenced in area for the birds to have a more natural environment in Felton, Delaware. The new system is expected to save the company $21,136 a year in electrical costs. 

 

USDA is investing $2.16 Million in REAP grants that will support 18 clean energy projects in Maryland. 

  • Balvin B. Brinsfield III received a REAP grant in the amount of $128,739. This Rural Development Investment will be used to help Balvin B. Brinsfield III purchase and install a new GSI 30' Top Dry grain dryer. Balvin B. Brinsfield III farms 525 acres in Vienna, Maryland planting corn and soybeans. The new system is expected to save the business $3,167 a year in electrical and propane costs. 

  • Beauty Blooms LLC received a REAP grant in the amount of $27,125. This Rural Development investment will be used to help Beauty Blooms LLC purchase and install a 12.9-kilowatt (kW) ground-mounted solar and battery storage system. Beauty Blooms LLC is a greenhouse vegetable grower on Maryland State Park lands where there is no utility company connection. This new system is for energy generation. 

  • Butterbee Farm LLC received a REAP grant in the amount of $36,450. This Rural Development Investment will be used to help Butterbee Farm LLC purchase and install a 22.08-kilowatt (kW) roof-mounted solar system. Butterbee Farm LLC operates a haven for specialty blooms for designers and florists within a 75-mile radius of Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, District of Columbia. The flower farming operation is in White Hall, Maryland. The new system is expected to save the company $2,970 a year in electrical costs. 

  • Catoctin Mountain Growers Inc. received a REAP grant in the amount of $448,095. This Rural Development Investment will be used to help Catoctin Mountain Growers Inc. purchase and install a 609.4-kilowatt (kW) roof-mounted solar system. Catoctin Mountain Growers Inc. operates a 17-acre state of the art greenhouse facility growing annuals, perennials, herbs and vegetables in Keymar, Maryland. The new system is expected to save the company $47,173 a year in electrical costs. 

  • David A. Bramble Inc. received a REAP grant in the amount of $63,700. This Rural Development Investment will be used to help David A. Bramble Inc. purchase and install a 40-kilowatt (kW) ground-mounted solar system. David A. Bramble Inc. is a sitework contractor in Eden, Maryland. The new system is expected to save the company $7,241 a year in electrical costs. 

  • Ernest Adkins Jr. received a REAP grant in the amount of $186,195. This Rural Development Investment will be used to help Ernest Adkins Jr. purchase and install a 166.84-kilowatt (kW) roof-mounted solar system. Ernest Adkins Jr. operates a poultry farming operation in Parsonsburg, Maryland. The new system is expected to save the farm $31,438 a year in electrical costs. 

  • Hastilow Competition Saddles USA LLC received a REAP grant in the amount of $24,000. This Rural Development Investment will be used to help Hastilow Competition Saddles USA LLC purchase and install a 19.25-kilowatt (kW) roof-mounted solar system. Hastilow Competition Saddles USA LLC operates an equine training facility in Clear Spring, Maryland. The new system is expected to save the company $2,098 a year in electrical costs. 

  • John S. Dulin received a REAP grant in the amount of $166,669. This Rural Development Investment will be used to help John S. Dulin purchase and install a 233.16-kilowatt (kW) ground-mounted solar system. John S. Dulin is a poultry farming operation in Chestertown, Maryland. The new system is expected to save the company $46,411 a year in electrical costs. 

  • Lucky Z Ranch LLC received a REAP grant in the amount of $65,000. This Rural Development investment will be used to help Lucky Z Ranch LLC purchase and install a 38.64-kilowatt (kW) roof-mounted solar system. Lucky Z Ranch LLC is an equine farming operation in Brandywine, Maryland. The new system is expected to save the farm $2,680 a year in electrical costs. 

  • Miller Farm Market LLC received a REAP grant in the amount of $94,403. This Rural Development Investment will be used to help Miller Farm Market LLC purchase and install a 62-kilowatt (kW) roof-mounted solar system. Miller Farm Market LLC is a third-generation farming operation established in 1957. The market in White Hall, Maryland sells farm raised beef, local pork, chicken, eggs and honey. The new system is expected to save the company $9,743 a year in electrical costs. 

  • Nancy Dawn Ashway received a REAP grant in the amount of $30,888. This Rural Development Investment will be used to help Nancy Dawn Ashway purchase and install a 21.6-kilowatt (kW) roof-mounted solar system. Nancy Dawn Ashway owns and operates an equestrian farming operation in St. Michaels, Maryland. The new system is expected to save the company $4,788 a year in electrical costs. 

  • Sams Farm Inc. received a REAP grant in the amount of $108,750. This Rural Development Investment will be used to help Sams Farm Inc. purchase and install a 27.4-kilowatt (kW) ground-mounted solar system. Sams Farm Inc. is a poultry farming operation in Pocomoke, Maryland. The new system is expected to save the company $13,348 a year in electrical costs. 

  • Seema Hospitality LLC received a REAP grant in the amount of $237,600. This Rural Development Investment will be used to help Seema Hospitality LLC purchase and install a 172.8-kilowatt (kW) roof-mounted solar system. Seema Hospitality LLC is a hotel business in Grasonville, Maryland. The new system is expected to save the company $38,340 a year in electrical costs. 

  • Somerset Grain Inc. received a REAP grant in the amount of $251,932. This Rural Development Investment will be used to help Somerset Grain Inc. purchase and install a GSI 3026T replacement grain dryer. Somerset Grain Inc. owns a grain farming operation in Princess Anne, Maryland. The new system is expected to save the company $31,100 a year in electrical costs. 

  • Talley Metal Products Inc. received a REAP grant in the amount of $107,100. This Rural Development Investment will be used to help Talley Metal Products Inc. purchase and install a 101.85-kilowatt (kW) roof-mounted solar system. Talley Metal Products Inc. is a structural metal manufacturer in Hagerstown, Maryland. The new system is expected to save the company $21,970 a year in electrical costs. 

  • Turner Farms Inc. received a REAP grant in the amount of $131,628. This Rural Development investment will be used to help Turner Farms Inc. purchase and install a new GSI grain dryer. Turner Farms Inc. grows corn, wheat and soybeans on 2,237 acres in Federalsburg, Maryland. The new system is expected to save the company $10,949 a year in electrical and propane costs. 

  • Two Boots Farm LLC received a REAP grant in the amount of $30,576. This Rural Development Investment will be used to help Two Boots Farm LLC purchase and install a 21.34-kilowatt (kW) ground-mounted solar system. Two Boots Farm LLC is a flower farming operation in Hampstead, Maryland. The new system is expected to save the company $3,545 a year in electrical costs. 

  • William R. Rohrer Jr. received a REAP grant in the amount of $30,605. This Rural Development Investment will be used to help William R. Rohrer Jr. purchase and install a 19.2-kilowatt (kW) roof-mounted solar system. William R. Rohrer Jr. operates a grain farming operation in Denton, Maryland. The new system is expected to save the producer $2,492 a year in electrical costs. 

 

Background: REAP Inflation Reduction Act Funding Availability 

USDA will make available an additional $600 million across three funding rounds from now until 2027. 

During each funding round, the Department expects to make available $180 million in general REAP funding and $20 million in set-aside funding for underutilized renewable energy technology.  

These funds are made possible by President Biden’s historic Inflation Reduction Act and will be the final REAP funding availability from this legislative package. 

USDA is accepting applications in this first round through two windows. The deadlines to apply are Dec. 31, 2024, and March 31, 2025.   

REAP is a part of the President’s Justice40 Initiative, which sets a goal that 40% of the benefits from certain federal investments go to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized by underinvestment and overburdened by pollution. 

For additional information about the REAP funding availability, see page 83449 of the Oct. 16 Federal Register 

Visit the Rural Data Gateway to learn how and where these investments are impacting rural America. For more information, visit www.rd.usda.gov. To subscribe to USDA Rural Development updates, visit the GovDelivery Subscriber Page 

 

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