The proposed project would cover approximately 31 acres of vacant private land.  The project would include 12,9000 modules, 24 generating units and inverters.

Staff assignment name:  Russell Japuntich
Project submittal date: 9/5/2025
Project Approval Date: 9/9/2025
DOE CE Applied: B5.16

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Rural Development (RD) provided a $1,243,000 grant and a $786,000 loan through the Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program to the Village of Burnt Prairie, IL, to construct a new 75,000-gallon elevated water storage tank. The project will provide better quality water to approximately 230 people across 56 square miles and reduce water loss.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Rural Development (RD) provided a $1,243,000 grant and a $786,000 loan through the Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program to the Village of Burnt Prairie, IL, to construct a new 75,000-gallon elevated water storage tank. The project will provide better quality water to approximately 230 people across 56 square miles and reduce water loss.

Brief Project Description: Construct a 5-megawatt solar photovoltaic facility located on a parcel in previously disturbed for agriculture activities.

Staff Assignment Name: Damon Armstrong
Project Submittal Date: July 25, 2025
DOE CE Applied: B5.16

SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 8, 2025 – USDA Rural Development Utah State Director Stan Summers today announced four projects are awarded to help plan for, build, and maintain water and wastewater infrastructure in rural Utah.

Funding through the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants (ECWAG) program will help recovery from heavy rains and flooding

According to a Bureau of Health Workforce analysis published in November 2024, the average age of registered nurses across the United States was over 43 years old, while the population of Americans over age 65 is expected to increase from 58 to 82 million by 2050.

A direct loan through the USDA RD Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program will help construct a 100,000-gallon water tank

Champaign, Ill., Sept. 2, 2025 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD) State Director Jesus Ortega announced today that USDA RD is providing the Calhoun County Rural Water District with a direct loan of $3,069,000 to help ensure safe, reliable potable water for 3,500 residents in Calhoun County, Illinois.

Paw Paw Affordable Solar, LLC intends to develop a 2.5-MW solar farm including access roads, fencing, and associated utilities on 19 acres of agricultural land in the Village of Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan.

Staff Assignment Name: Suzanne Kopich
Project Submittal Date: 3/20/2025
Project Approval Date: 8/21/2025
DOE CE Applied: B5.16