Seizing Opportunities and Removing Obstacles

Example
• USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program
(REAP) provides grants and loans for alternative
energy projects (e.g., anaerobic digesters).
• Funds from USDA’s Environmental Quality
Incentives Program (EQIP) could be used to fund
an “integrated approach” that also provides
water quality benefits (e.g., separation
technology).
• Alter the scoring system for REAP and EQIP to
give priority to integrated projects.