Project Grant 09DG11420004071

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Hardwood Lumber Association of Tennessee, Inc. received a $1.16 million Project Grant awarded on August 17, 2025, under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The grant funds a comprehensive initiative to strengthen the domestic hardwood lumber industry through operational improvements and market development activities. The project will deliver training programs...

California Hotwood, Inc. received a $232,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region under the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration program (CFDA 10.725), awarded on September 9, 2025. The grant funded the acquisition and installation of an automated firewood processor capable of processing large rounds in a single pass, which was integrated...

The Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods Inc. was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Southern Region to generate wood energy onsite from sawmill low-value waste products. Under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.674), which provides technical assistance regarding new wood utilization technologies, the awardee will develop and deploy technologies to effectively manage forests and maximize efficient use of wood resources....

Grant Award Summary Snowbelt Hardwoods Inc. received a $750,000 Project Grant from the USDA Forest Service Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) on November 24, 2025, to fund kiln design, engineering, site preparation, and installation at its Wisconsin facility. The award will support capital equipment upgrades and infrastructure improvements to enhance operational efficiency and increase annual lumber production capacity through optimized kiln operations. The project, scheduled...

Tskp X IKD LLC was awarded a $945,086.32 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674) for the period of January 24, 2023 through December 31, 2026. The funding will support the New England Heat Modified Mass Timber Initiative to provide direct technical assistance to Forest Service, state foresters, tribes, public and private organizations regarding new and emerging wood utilization technologies and...

This Project Grant award of $349,793.29 from the USDA Forest Service's Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) aims to expand Puerto Rico's hardwoods wood production and quality. The award was made on September 27, 2023 to Puerto Rico Hardwoods Incorporated, a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business, and is scheduled for completion by September 1, 2025. The project will provide direct technical assistance to the Forest Service, state foresters, tribes, and public/private...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $495,580 Project Grant to Michigan Technological University on March 9, 2023 with a completion date of July 31, 2027. The grant funding supports the Wood Innovation: Increasing Acceptance of Hardwood Lumber into Cross Laminated Timber by Repurposing Low-Grade Red Maple project under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.674). The project aims to develop new techniques for effectively utilizing...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R6-Pacific Northwest Region awarded a $489,740 Project Grant to Heartwood Biomass Inc. under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will support STACKING VALUE: CONNECTING FOREST RESTORATION, BIOCHAR, HEAT AND CARBON from November 9, 2022 through May 31, 2025. Under the award, Heartwood Biomass Inc. will provide direct technical assistance to Forest Service, state foresters, tribes, public and private...

This Project Grant award, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), provides $850,317 in funding to New River Hardwoods Inc. for the installation of optimization and tallying equipment at a hardwood sawmill located in Carter County, Tennessee. The award was executed on September 18, 2025, with a completion deadline of September 17, 2029, representing a four-year project performance period. The funded...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods Inc., a for-profit woman-owned small business, a $950,528 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) on September 18, 2023. The grant funds a "LOG MERCHANDISING SYSTEM FOR EXPANDED FOREST UTILIZATION IN SOUTHERN APPALACHIA" project, which aims to provide technical assistance regarding new and emerging wood utilization technologies and products to effectively...