Project Grant 11DG11010000023

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 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 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....

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 R3-Southwestern Region awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Joe Dirt Excavating Inc. on August 2, 2022 to complete the project by June 1, 2024. Under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674), the awardee will provide woody biomass/wood biomass dryer, grinder and briquette machine to effectively manage forests and extend the most efficient and environmentally sound use of wood fiber. The program aims to support new and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded Lignetics, Inc. a $277,420 project grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will fund a demonstration project from August 2021 through July 2024 to develop and test techniques for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and producing residual products from thermal-chemical treatment of wood pellet feedstock. The Wood Utilization Assistance program aims to promote efficient forest management...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) provides $470,400.00 in funding to Sylvamo North America LLC to support an engineering project focused on "BURN MORE BARK". The project aims to expand and accelerate wood energy and wood products markets by developing new wood utilization technologies and overcoming market barriers for wood products. Specific activities include providing direct...

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 (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $881,285 Project Grant on Sep 20, 2023 under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to Manthei Inc., a for-profit subchapter S corporation located in Michigan. The grant funding will support the installation of a new wood-fired boiler system. This project aims to reduce hazardous fuels, improve forest health, lower forest management costs, and promote economic and environmental well-being through wood energy...

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...