The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), headquartered in Washington, D.C. and responsible for agriculture and rural development, has introduced new restrictions under the Rural Energy for America Program. The new limitations are punishing systems over 50 kW, deterring ground-mounted installations on farms, and disqualifying systems that incorporate Chinese components. As a result, approvals for grants were expected to decline, while administrative burdens for farmers and rural businesses have increased. REAP had earlier provided support by covering 50% of project costs, a benefit expanded under the Inflation Reduction Act. Financing complications have also arisen as provisions under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act were rolling back several clean energy tax credits. According to the Coalition for Community Solar Access, 19 states are operating community solar programs allowing land leases for projects capped at 5 MW. These programs were estimated to generate $2.1 billion economic output and create over 14,000 jobs nationwide. American Farmland Trust and Lightstar Renewables have advanced community-based agrivoltaics projects across northeastern states to support electricity generation and farming operations.