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The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $998,588 Project Grant to Standard Biocarbon Corp. under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) to locate two PYREG pyrolysis units at Pleasant River Lumber (PRL) for the production of biochar and waste heat. The units will utilize wood and wood biomass residuals as feedstock to produce biochar for use in PRL's steam generation and waste heat for the facility. The award period is from...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded a $567,320 Project Grant to Pacific Biochar Benefit Corporation through the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will support upgrading an existing biomass power plant owned by Pacific Biochar Benefit Corporation to allow for biochar production and increased throughput of forest biomass from Jun 2021-Jun 2023. The Wood Utilization Assistance program aims to promote effective...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, through the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration program (CFDA 10.725), awarded a $1,000,000.00 Project Grant to Biochar Now, LLC to support the acquisition of kilns and related apparatus. The grant aims to assist facilities located near federal and Tribal lands in utilizing byproducts from timber sales, forest thinning, and other ecosystem...

This $30,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) aims to deploy three community-scale bioenergy systems in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. The project performer, West Biofuels LLC, will transform 28,000-35,000 dry tons per year of forest biomass residuals into 3 MW of renewable electricity and biochar soil amendments at each of the three sites in the communities of Burney, Mariposa, and Mammoth...

This $499,050 Project Grant award was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The grant supports the "WOOD INNOVATIONS BIOCHAR PRODUCTION PROJECT" in Lincoln, Nebraska, with a performance period from July 16, 2024 to July 31, 2027. The funded project aims to expand and accelerate wood energy and wood products markets by developing wood manufacturing capacity, implementing innovative...

The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $174,746 Project Grant under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) to Glanris Water Systems Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, to develop a low-cost, easily manufactured modified biochar that can adsorb plant nutrients. The goal is to use this biochar to remediate agricultural runoff and wastewater, removing harmful phosphate and nitrate,...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, CFDA 10.310, will characterize emissions of harmful organic compounds from biomass during conversion to biochar in a biorefinery, and evaluate processes for contaminant removal and utilization. The $799,883 award to The Pennsylvania State University will focus on quantifying emissions and redeposition of toxic organic compounds like benzene and toluene during biochar...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Region 6 - Pacific Northwest awarded a $737,100 Project Grant to Heartwood Biomass Inc. under the "Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration" program (CFDA 10.725). The grant, awarded on September 15, 2023, supports the "STACKING VALUE CONNECTING FOREST RESTORATION BIOCHAR HEAT AND CARBON" project, which aims to develop...

This $2,795,385.70 Project Grant was awarded on September 19, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) to Heatman Charcoal, a for-profit Woman Owned Small Business. The funding will support the establishment of a biochar manufacturing facility in Kentucky. The objective of the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program is to promote forest health, stimulate local economies, and expand renewable wood...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program to the University of Illinois. The 2-year project, which commenced on January 15, 2025, seeks to evaluate the use of biochar derived from waste timber in asphalt concrete mixes. The goal is to lower the greenhouse gas footprint and reduce harmful emissions during the production and construction of asphalt...