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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service awarded a $1,250,000 Project Grant under the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration program (CFDA 10.725) to Sun Mountain Lumber, Inc. The award, made on Aug 13, 2024, will support the establishment of an automated wood product grading system at the company's facility in Deer Lodge, Montana. This grant aligns with the program's objective to...

Lunawood LLC received a $2.94 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708), effective September 11, 2025, through September 10, 2030. The grant will support the establishment of a thermal wood modification facility in Cleveland, Georgia, designed to transform hardwoods into thermally modified wood products using advanced kiln technology. This facility will utilize wood and wood biomass...

Kings Peak Lumber, LLC received a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, awarded on August 18, 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 grant will support the reopening and expansion of a lumber mill facility in Utah that was previously shut down following a significant fire. Upon...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary S&L Lumber Co, LLC received a $600,000 Project Grant awarded on November 24, 2025, under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), administered by the USDA Forest Service. The award funds the purchase and installation of a high-efficiency West Plains resaw, a ResawX scanner, and an indoor tie grading station with ergonomic enhancements at the company's lumber mill in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. These equipment upgrades modernize aging...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Sun Mountain Lumber, Inc. received a $975,076 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Northern 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, effective August 20, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2027, supports the company's wood processing infrastructure development in Deer...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Bingaman & Son Lumber, Inc. (operating as Pine Creek Lumber) received a $600,000 Project Grant award from the USDA Forest Service on September 17, 2025, under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The funding will support the expansion of lumber drying capacity through the purchase and installation of two advanced dry kilns at the company's Kreamer division location in Pennsylvania. This project is designed to increase production...

Brownlee Lumber, Inc. received a $1,000,000 Project Grant awarded on January 28, 2026, under the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration program (CFDA 10.725), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Eastern Region. The grant funds the installation of two state-of-the-art dry kilns and a replacement chipper at the company's Pennsylvania facility to enhance hardwood lumber...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Sun Mountain Lumber, Inc. received a $999,840 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Northern 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 grant supports the purchase and installation of wood processing equipment and system upgrades at the company's facility in Deer...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Region 3 - Southwestern Region awarded a $434,138 Project Grant to Restoration Forest Products Group LLC, doing business as Newlife Forest Products, to establish a sawmill and engineered wood products facility in Arizona. This grant is provided under the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration program (CFDA 10.725). The funding will allow...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $644,275 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to Lashway Lumber, Inc. on January 24, 2024. The funding supports the acquisition of industrial dry kilns to expand Lashway Lumber's wood manufacturing capacity and enable more efficient utilization of forest resources. This project aligns with the Wood Utilization Assistance program's objectives to develop wood manufacturing capabilities,...