USDA and DOE launch RAISE initiative with $146.5m funding to help 400 farmers deploy smaller-scale wind projects.

The USDA and DOE are launching a joint initiative, RAISE, to help farmers cut costs and increase income using underutilized renewable technologies like smaller-scale wind projects. USDA's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) will receive $144m in grant funding from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act. DOE is also providing $4m in related funding, including $2.5m for wind technology testing and $1.5m for outreach. The initiative aims to help 400 farmers deploy smaller-scale wind projects.

February 26, 2024
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