Project Grant 13DG11062765732

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 the Community Roots Housing Foundation in Kent, Washington. The funding will provide direct technical assistance regarding new and emerging wood utilization technologies and products to effectively manage forests and extend the most efficient and effective wood utilization practices. The 3-year project aims to support the development and...

Sustainable Northwest received a $124,415 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support the SUSTAINABLE NORTHWEST NW COMMUNITY FOREST COALIATION program. The funding was provided under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664) to assist with forest resources management and conservation on nonfederal forest and rural lands. Specifically, the January 29, 2021 award will support the coalition's work to advance sustainable...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded Stantec Architecture and Engineering P.C. a $100,000 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will support planning and design of mass timber housing at Bunker Hill in Massachusetts from April 2025 through September 2024. The Wood Utilization Assistance program aims to provide technical assistance regarding new wood products and technologies to effectively manage forests. This award...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $410,000 Project Grant to The Northwoods Alliance Incorporated through the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFP) on September 22, 2022. The grant will fund the acquisition of 200 acres of land to establish the Cedar Headwaters Community Forest under the CFP. The purpose of the CFP is to achieve community benefits by establishing community forests through 50/50 competitive grant awards to local...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $527,848 project grant to Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc. (SFI), a non-profit organization, to provide technical assistance on new and emerging wood utilization technologies and products under the federal Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). This project, titled "ADVANCING SOCIAL IMPACT USING MASS TIMBER IN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING TYPES," aims to assist the Forest Service, state foresters,...

The Lake County Umbrella Watershed Council (LCUWC) was awarded a $143,154 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region to support the Thomas Creek Forest Resiliency Project. The grant was awarded under the Schools and Roads - Grants to States program (CFDA 10.665), which shares National Forest receipts with states for projects on or benefiting National Forest lands. Through this funding, LCUWC will implement a forest restoration project in Oregon...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $621,100 Project Grant to Tahoe Forest Products LLC under the Wood Utilization Assistance (CFDA 10.674) program. The grant is funding the design and installation of a small log processing line that utilizes emerging technologies for sustainable forest management. This project supports the program's goals of reducing hazardous fuels, improving forest health, lowering forest management costs, and promoting economic and...

This $528,000 Project Grant awarded on January 17, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) will provide direct technical assistance to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to support sustainable forestry initiatives across Hawaii. Key deliverables include developing new wood manufacturing capacity, implementing emerging wood utilization technologies, establishing wood energy clusters,...

The Great Peninsula Conservancy received a $2.6 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region to establish the Newberry Woods Community Forest under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFP). The purpose of the CFP program is for recipients to achieve community benefits through 50/50 competitive grants to establish community forests. Funding for the Newberry Woods Community Forest will support the Great...

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...