Project Grant 12DG11046000607

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 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 Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region awarded a $400,000.00 Project Grant titled "SUSTAINABLE SOUTHWEST COLORADO WOODY BIOMASS MANAGEMENT" to PHX LLC, a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation, under the federal Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The grant, with a performance period from August 10, 2023 to June 30, 2026, is intended to provide direct technical assistance to the Forest Service, state foresters, tribes, public and private...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $479,721 Project Grant to Arizona Log & Timberworks, L.L.C. under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). The grant will support the company's efforts to increase forest thinning in Arizona through Aug. 31, 2023 by expanding production of peeled poles, bundled firewood, and introducing biochar as a substitute for coal. Specifically, Arizona Log & Timberworks will utilize the funding to supplement...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded West Biofuels LLC, a for-profit, veteran-owned limited liability company, a $702,600 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to support the "MARIPOSA FOREST BIOMASS TO RENEWABLE BIOENERGY AND BIOCHAR" project. This project aims to utilize forest biomass and agricultural byproducts to produce renewable bioenergy and biochar. West Biofuels LLC has demonstrated expertise...

Maynes Equipment Repair received a $374,605 Project Grant award from the U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station on August 21, 2025, under the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration program (CFDA 10.725). The primary deliverable is the expansion of the facility's capacity to process low-value wood and woody biomass sourced from federal lands in Utah into sustainable products,...

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 Grant Award Summary The Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands received a $300,000 Project Grant award dated August 14, 2025, under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station. The award supports wildfire risk mitigation efforts through July 31, 2030, targeting the Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area boundary in...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded Big Sky Bioenergy, LLC a $2.0 million project grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) on August 14, 2025, to design and construct a combined heat and power (CHP) plus biochar facility at a sawmill in Deer Lodge, Montana. The facility will process woody biomass residuals from mill operations and forest health management activities to produce electrical power, usable thermal...

Summary of Federal Project Grant Award Tahoe Forest Products LLC received a $663,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, awarded on August 18, 2025, under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The award funds the expansion of the awardee's wood processing operations through the installation of two innovative moving kilns—representing the first commercial deployment of this technology in the nation. These kilns...