Project Grant 09DG11114419045

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Eastern Region (Region 9), awarded PK Wood Pellet LLC a $1.0 million Project Grant on September 18, 2025, under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). This award supports the establishment of a state-of-the-art wood pellet manufacturing facility in Wells River, Vermont, converting a former sawmill site into a renewable energy production hub. The facility will produce 25,500 tons of bulk...

PK Wood Pellet LLC received a $450,000 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on September 16, 2022 through the Rural Energy for America Program. The Rural Energy for America Program, listed under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance as CFDA #10.868, provides grants of up to 25% of project costs and loan guarantees to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to promote energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy systems development....

The US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded Home Place Pastures LLC a $508,784 Project Grant under the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (CFDA 10.381). The grant will support expansion of the awardee's meat processing operations from October 2022 through October 2024. The Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program aims to increase processing capacity and options for producers by providing start-up and expansion grants to meat and poultry processors. Home Place...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Service Washington Office Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $3,840,000 Project Grant under the Fertilizer Product Expansion Program (CFDA 10.383) to Pan American Grain Company, Inc. The grant, awarded on September 27, 2023, will fund the expansion of the company's fertilizer production capacity and improve supply chain resilience within the agricultural fertilizer and nutrient management sector. The Fertilizer Product...

The Project Grant award of $3,960,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Washington Office Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Fertilizer Product Expansion Program (CFDA 10.383). The purpose of the award is to expand capacity, improve competition, and increase supply chain resilience within the agricultural fertilizer and nutrient management sector, in connection with the production of agricultural commodities. The funding will support the...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Appling County Pellets LLC received a $195,076.84 Project Grant award dated January 22, 2026, from the Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS) under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels (CFDA 10.867). The grant supports the production of advanced biofuels derived from renewable biomass sources other than corn kernel starch. As an eligible advanced biofuel producer, Appling County Pellets LLC utilizes this funding to manufacture advanced biofuel...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded Crescent Meats LLC a $1,599,925 project grant under the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (CFDA 10.381). The grant will support Crescent Meats' expansion efforts in Wisconsin through 2024. USDA's Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program aims to increase processing capacity and options for producers by providing grants for start-up and expansion costs. Crescent Meats will use the funding to deliver expanded meat and...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $512,265 Project Grant to BRK Meats through the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (CFDA 10.381). The grant will support BRK Meats' expansion efforts from October 2022 through October 2024. The Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program aims to increase processing capacity for meat and poultry producers by providing grants to start-up and expand existing processing operations. BRK Meats will use the funding to expand its...

Arrow Farm Meats received a $200,000 project grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180). The funding will support improvements to Arrow Farm Meats' 1600 square foot meat processing facility in Rock City, Illinois to help the company obtain federal inspection approval and expand operations into nearby states. Specifically, the grant funds will be...

The federal Project Grant award of $132,500.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), CFDA #10.868. The grant will support renewable energy system (RES) and energy efficiency improvement (EEI) initiatives at the Miller-Redding Partnership, a for-profit organization doing business as MR Storage of Hanover in Pennsylvania. The award, which has a performance period from June 20, 2024 to June 20,...