WERC would like to congratulate:

Johnson Excavating, Foley, MN - Jacobs 31-20 Wind Turbine - Awarded $19,000
Lyle Lundstrum, St, Bird Island, MN - Nex-Gen 12.5 Wind Turbine - Awarded $45,430
Marshik Dairy, Pierz, MN - Jacobs 31-20 Wind Turbine - Awarded $16,800
JK Self Storage, Sartell, MN - Jacobs 31-20 - Awarded $16,205
Gene Wolling, Franklin, MN - Jacobs 31-20 Wind Turbine - Awarded $18,525
Mark Kuhn, Charles City, IA - Nex-Gen 12.5 Wind Turbine - Awarded $25,762
Eco-Domes, Brainerd, MN - Awarded $21,405 for their renewable energy projects.

Our grant writing team successfully got 7 out of 9 grants awarded. The USDA had over 50% more applications than their budget would allow. In 2009 the budget for renewable energy is the same at $55,000,000, so get your application in early!    

WERC‘s Grant Writing Team has been successful on 25 out of 27 grant applications to date. USDA grants, CERT’s grants, Power Company Grants and other grants are possible for the pioneering purchasers of small wind turbines, especially if educationally oriented.

We charge $75 per hour to write, research, assemble, help create and other wise get your grant application in on time.

Between 10-15 hours is typical for each application, although you can do some of the data entry, research, clerical or other non-technical (or technical) work to reduce the hours. Here is the main site for the applications and instructions: http://www.farmenergy.org/appsandtools/index.php#forms

The entire Midwest has a great wind resource available and the USDA can help fund wind turbines for thousands of farmers and rural small businesses. We think this is a great way to bring our tax dollars home.

USDA official website: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome

Sample wind application and documents needed for application: http://www.farmenergy.org/documents/Sample_Small_Wind_App_06_final.pdf

Other helpful grant resource websites:

Agricultural Marketing Resource Center - http://www.agmrc.org/agmrc/default.html

Database of Renewables / Efficiency Incentives for State and Federal http://www.dsireusa.org/

American Wind Energy Association's page regarding small wind - http://www.awea.org/smallwind/

Environmental Law and Policy Center - Farm Energy page - http://www.farmenergy.org

MN Renewable Energy Society - http://www.mnrenewables.org

Renewable Energy Marketplace Policy and Research Resource Directory - http://www.renewableenergymarketplace.org/resources.htm

US DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy - http://www.eere.energy.gov

Windustry - MN based non-profit working to increase wind energy opportunities for rural landowners and communities - http://www.windustry.org/SmallWind/default.htm