Online Friday (Feb 6)_National Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Stakeholder Forum

 The US Department of Agriculture invites you to join an on-line forum detailing the National Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). Rural small business owners, agricultural producers, agricultural organizations, electric cooperatives and chambers of commerce are invited to log in Friday, Frbruary 6th from 11am-1pm (Mountain). You will need to log in before the webinar to receive a passcode.

Click HERE to register and to attend the forum.

Two sessions will be held with a short break in between:

National Stakeholder Forum Draft Agenda
Moderator: Venus Welch-White, REAP Outreach Coordinator

Greetings … Lillian Salerno, RBS Administrator
Welcome and Opening Remarks... Lisa Mensah, RD Undersecretary
REAP Overview
Introduction...Kelley Oehler, Energy Division Branch Chief
Applicant and Project Eligibility…Lisa Noty, RBS Regional Energy Coordinator
Application and Scoring…Deb Yocum, RBS Regional Energy Coordinator
Guaranteed Loans...Will Dodson, RBS Regional Energy Coordinator

10 MINUTE BREAK

REAP Opportunities and Success Panel
Environmental Law and Policy Center …Andy Olsen
Self-Help Credit Union…Ed Dur and Julia Borbely-Brown
Distributed Wind Energy Association…Mike Bergey
Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy...Jerry Bingold

REAP Wrap-Up
Question and Answers…RBS Energy Team
Closing Remarks…RBS Energy Team