Project Grant 14DG11420004279

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to Hill Wood Products, Inc. to expand their wood pellet manufacturing facility. The award, which began on January 10, 2025, will support the expansion of Hill Wood Products' biomass production capacity to promote economic and environmental benefits in the forestry and wood products sectors. The funding will be used to implement innovative wood utilization...

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...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R6-Pacific Northwest Region awarded Wisewood Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, a $699,161 Project Grant under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). The grant aims to support the expansion of Wisewood's wood pellet and brick production to serve the Oregon bulk wood fuels market. The project is scheduled for completion by December 31, 2026. The grant funding will supplement the capital costs for...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $592,000 Project Grant to G.C. Forest Products, Inc. under the Wood Utilization Assistance (CFDA 10.674) federal grant program. The grant, awarded on July 25, 2024, will fund the establishment of a new wood pellet mill production facility in California. The Wood Utilization Assistance program focuses on expanding and accelerating wood energy and wood products markets across the United States, supporting initiatives that reduce...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $998,588 Project Grant to Standard Biocarbon Corp. under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) to locate two PYREG pyrolysis units at Pleasant River Lumber (PRL) for the production of biochar and waste heat. The units will utilize wood and wood biomass residuals as feedstock to produce biochar for use in PRL's steam generation and waste heat for the facility. The award period is from...

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...

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...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded Mala Mills L.L.C. a $884,449 Project Grant under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). The grant will support installation of a wood energy system utilizing wood and wood biomass residuals as the primary fuel source. The system will be operational from February 2023 through October 2024. The Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program aims to supplement capital costs for installing wood energy systems using...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region awarded Mesa Verde Pellets LLC $495,950 under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) Project Grant. The grant will support installing a wood energy system utilizing wood and wood biomass as the primary fuel source at Aspen Wall Wood in Colorado from August 2022 through June 2025. The Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program aims to supplement capital costs for installing wood energy...

<p>Jackson Corrugated LLC received a $739,016 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program. The grant will fund the installation of a biomass boiler to provide thermal energy for recycling operations at Jackson Paper Manufacturing Co in Georgia. The biomass boiler will utilize wood and wood biomass residuals as its primary fuel source. The award has a completion date of December 31, 2022.</p>