GDS is a one-stop shop for your USDA REAP application. We provide grant writing services and energy audits to maximize your ability to successfully compete for REAP grants.
- Request an energy audit
- Check REAP eligibility
- Talk to a grant or technical expert
- Request a quote
*Funding deadlines are as follows:
- December 31
- March 31
- September 30
These deadlines will repeat each year through September 30, 2027.
our mission
Our experts provide customized energy-savings and renewable energy studies and prepare comprehensive USDA REAP application packages that meet REAP program requirements and ultimately help producers and business owners improve productivity and successfully compete for grants.
Our experts also complete energy assessments for NRCS-EQIP CEMA 228, agriculture energy assessment.
Our Technical experts are highly qualified
- Certified Energy Managers
- Certified Energy Auditors
- Professional Engineers
- Certified Water Efficiency Professionals
- Certified Farm Energy Auditors (MSU)
- Certified Renewable Energy Site Assessors
- Technical Service Providers for the NRCS CAP 128, Agriculture Energy Management Plans (AgEMPs)
- REAP Grant Writers
- Technical Providers for CEMA 228, Agriculture Energy Assessments
We have over 15 years of experience.
Our experts provide guidance on energy savings opportunities and prepare a comprehensive energy audit/energy assessment/feasibility study.
Our experts evaluate your project and estimate likelihood of receiving a REAP grant. Initial scoring helps you to determine if competing for a REAP grant makes economic sense.
Our grant writers craft your application to align your project’s goals with REAP’s specifications. We prepare the full REAP application, including forms and environmental review.
Our experts will assist in documenting the verified savings for the first year of the performance period of the project.
The USDA REAP Grant program is a competitive program providing grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements. The funding allows businesses and producers the opportunity to install energy efficient equipment and renewable technologies that save energy and improve the profitability and production of their operations.
Eligible products include*:- Energy-Efficient Lighting
- HVAC Systems with Energy-Savings Features
- High Efficiency Refrigeration Systems
- Energy-Efficient Building Envelopes including Insulation Upgrades, Energy Efficient Doors and Windows
- Grain Dryers
- Solar Arrays
- Geothermal
- Biogas Digesters
*Other projects may be eligible
High efficiency equipment and retrofits
- Grain Dryers
- Lighting
- Biogas Digester Efficiency Upgrades
- Variable Frequency Drives
- High Efficiency Irrigation Pumping Plants
- Milk House Equipment Improvement
- Solar PV
- Geothermal