Cooperative Agreement 13CA11052021224

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to Mahipapa LLC, a for-profit limited liability company located in Honolulu, Hawaii. This award, with a performance period from August 2024 to December 2027, supports the "Biomass Automation Project" to expand and accelerate wood energy and wood products markets across the United States. The key products and services to be delivered...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Roberts Brothers Lumber Co Inc. on January 3, 2023 through the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will support the construction of a downdraft biomass gasification unit to convert low-grade woody biomass into heat, power, and biochar at the Roberts Energy Facility in Massachusetts. The Wood Utilization Assistance program aims to provide technical assistance regarding...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service has awarded a $270,008 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to CMF LLC, a for-profit small disadvantaged business in Washington state. The award will support the company's efforts to upgrade its sawmill to produce kiln-dried lumber using a new wood-fired boiler system. This project aims to reduce hazardous fuels, improve forest health, lower forest management costs, and promote economic and...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded Brookside Lumber Inc. a $442,510 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will fund the installation of a HEIZOMAT wood chip boiler with an integrated cyclone/ESP emission control system for kiln drying and heating sawmill buildings. The boiler and emission controls will allow Brookside Lumber to more efficiently utilize wood materials from forest management activities...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $460,718 Project Grant to Greater Rockingham Area Services, Inc. under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to support the Wood Innovation Greater Rockingham Area Services Biomass Boiler Project. The project aims to expand and accelerate wood energy and wood products markets across the United States by funding innovative technologies, manufacturing capacity, and market infrastructure related to forest...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $604,000 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to Woodbed Corp. in Pennsylvania. The grant funding will support efforts to improve the utilization of low-grade wood and manage invasive pests in the Allegheny region through an enhanced commercial firewood operation. Key activities to be performed include developing new wood manufacturing capacity, implementing innovative wood utilization...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $627,952 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to Somerset Biofuel, Inc. for a 5-year project to develop new hardwood wood dust and fire log products in Kentucky. This grant supports Somerset Biofuel's efforts to expand wood energy and wood products markets, reduce hazardous forest fuels, improve forest health, and promote economic and environmental benefits in the forestry and wood products...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region awarded a $347,000 Project Grant to Sustainable Resources Institute Inc. under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will fund a unified marketing strategy from August 2022 through August 2025 to help reduce hazardous fuels in the wildland urban interface through wood innovations. The Wood Utilization Assistance program aims to provide technical assistance regarding new wood utilization...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $687,583.71 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to Ossipee Mountain Land Co on January 16, 2024. The grant will fund the "The Wood Innovations Kindling Sawmill Upgrade Project" over a period ending on July 31, 2028. The project aims to expand and accelerate wood energy and wood products markets in the United States by supporting the development of new wood manufacturing capacity,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service has awarded a $276,006 Project Grant to Scalecapacity, Inc. under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to provide direct technical assistance regarding new and emerging wood utilization technologies and products. The project aims to effectively manage forests and extend the most efficient and effective use of wood resources. The funding will support activities focused on reducing hazardous fuels, improving forest health,...