Cooperative Agreement FC4599R530403

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) awarded the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa $200,000 on September 22, 2025, through the Minerals and Mining on Indian Lands program (CFDA 15.038) to assess, evaluate, design, and engineer a Brookston biomass combined heat and power (CHP) system. The award funds a 24-month project (completion date: September 21, 2027) that will support three Fond du Lac Band staff members working with external consultants to develop preliminary engineering designs,...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R1-Northern Region awarded a $997,912.00 Project Grant to TECH Woods USA, LLC under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). The grant funding will be used to supplement the capital costs 1) for installing a wood energy system that utilizes wood and wood biomass (including residuals) as the primary fuels source and 2) for building an innovative wood products facility. The project will be completed by August 31, 2026.

The South St. Louis Soil & Water Conservation District received a $1.35 million Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469), awarded October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029. The district will design and implement the removal of two barrier culverts and replacement of one with a stream-simulation crossing on Coffee Creek, a cold-water tributary to Lake Superior in...

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 $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) to West Biofuels LLC, a for-profit veteran-owned limited liability company, for the "HAT CREEK BIOENERGY" project. The grant funding will be used to install a wood energy system that utilizes wood and wood biomass as the primary fuel source, as well as to construct an innovative wood products facility. This...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Great Lakes Commission on August 28, 2025, to administer the Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program (GLSNRP) through December 31, 2029, under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). Under this cooperative agreement, the Great Lakes Commission convenes and manages the GLSNRP Task Force, which includes NRCS and U.S. Environmental...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded Tuolumne Biomass LLC an $800,000 Project Grant on August 5, 2022 under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). The grant will support the installation of a wood energy system utilizing wood and wood biomass as the primary fuel source, as well as the construction of an innovative wood products facility, in Tuolumne County, California through May 31, 2025. The Community Wood Energy and...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $2,862,600 Project Grant to DCI Inc. under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA #10.708). The grant will support DCI's installation of a state-of-the-art biomass cogeneration steam energy plant in New Hampshire from August 2021 through September 2024. The Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program aims to supplement capital costs for installing wood energy systems utilizing wood and wood biomass as primary...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Western Michigan University received a $799,986 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), with an award date of February 13, 2026 and completion deadline of September 30, 2028. The project will develop a commercially viable pathway to produce biochar asphalt additives utilizing low-value forest biomass currently underutilized in Michigan. This initiative directly...

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...