Project Grant 16DG11031000028

Wilkins, Kaiser & Olsen, Inc. (doing business as WKO, Inc.) received a $1 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, under the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration program (CFDA 10.725). The award, issued September 8, 2025, with a completion date of January 31, 2027, supports the removal, upgrade, and installation of a new lumber...

Grant Award Summary MT. Hood Forest Products, LLC received a $1.0 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, awarded August 20, 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 award funds a facility-wide upgrade to the awardee's log processing systems in Oregon, including installation of a sorter top...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R6-Pacific Northwest Region awarded a $692,925 project grant to Wyeast Timber Services LLC under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will support log sorting and optimization services from November 9, 2022 through July 15, 2024. As described in the program details, the Wood Utilization Assistance program aims to provide technical assistance regarding new wood utilization technologies and products to...

J & R Logging, Inc. was awarded a $1,673,450 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to improve forest health and fire resilience in California. The grant was awarded under the Wood Utilization Assistance program administered by the Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region. Funding will support the use of winch assist and hydraulic grapple yarding to more efficiently remove timber, reducing wildfire fuels and improving forest management practices. By extending the...

This Project Grant award of $621,210 was issued on September 3, 2025, by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to Happy Camp Community Action, Inc. in California. The primary deliverable is the completion of preliminary engineering services for a small-scale specialty sawmill and wood wool cement pilot plant facility. The award supports the planning and design phase necessary to advance this wood processing and manufacturing...

This $600,000 Project Grant was awarded on June 25, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance (CFDA 10.674) federal grant program. The funding supports Tahoe Forest Products LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, in integrating small and large log processing lines to enhance the efficiency of their wood manufacturing operations. This project aims to expand and accelerate wood products markets by improving the company's capacity to...

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...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service has awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to Hat Creek Lumber, LLC. The award will provide direct technical assistance to the Forest Service, state foresters, tribes, and public/private organizations regarding new and emerging wood utilization technologies and products. The goal is to effectively manage forests and extend the most efficient and effective wood utilization practices. The...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Sustainable Northwest under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674) to support the RESTORATION WOOD - BUILDING PROJECTS WITH POSITIVE IMPACTS effort. The grant will fund technical assistance services from September 6, 2022 through July 31, 2025 to promote new and emerging wood utilization technologies and products that can effectively manage forests and extend the most efficient and...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,250,000.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration program (CFDA 10.725), supports HL Power Co in leasing emissions-compliant dozers to enhance operational efficiencies at the Honey Lake facility in California. The award aims to decrease the cost of vegetation removal on public lands...