Project Grant 21DG11083150029

This $2,911,904 federal Project Grant was awarded on September 4, 2024 by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). The grant was awarded to Wakefield Agricultural Carbon LLC (DBA Wakefield Biochar), a small disadvantaged business located in Valdosta, Georgia, to fund the purchase of biochar production equipment. The project aims to support the installation of a renewable wood energy system and the...

Federal Grant Award Summary On September 4, 2025, the Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region awarded a $1.0 million Project Grant to JB Wood Recyclers LLC under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). The award supports capital improvements to the awardee's wood recycling and processing facility in Oregon, with a project completion date of August 31, 2027. The funded activities include disassembly, transportation, and reassembly of an...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $648,450 Project Grant to Specialty Lumber Solutions, LLC under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). The grant supports capital investments for installing a wood energy system that utilizes wood and wood biomass as the primary fuel source, as well as building an innovative wood products facility. The project aims to promote forest health, stimulate the local economy, and expand renewable wood energy...

This federal Project Grant award of $478,386.50 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance (CFDA 10.674) program. The grant funding will support Three Forks Timber Processors LLC, a small business in Ellijay, Georgia, to add a sawmill dry kiln. This initiative aims to grow rural economies and spur forest restoration in the Southern Appalachia region. The project will run from September 2024 through September 2029, with the...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region awarded American Wood Fibers Inc. a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). The grant will support American Wood Fibers' installation of an integrated wood by-products value-added system utilizing wood flour at its Circleville, Georgia facility. The system will allow the company to process wood by-products. This aligns with the program's goal of supplementing capital...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $460,718 Project Grant to Greater Rockingham Area Services, Inc. under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to support the Wood Innovation Greater Rockingham Area Services Biomass Boiler Project. The project aims to expand and accelerate wood energy and wood products markets across the United States by funding innovative technologies, manufacturing capacity, and market infrastructure related to forest...

Appling County Pellets LLC received a Project Grant award of $195,076.84 from the Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels (CFDA 10.867) on January 22, 2026, to support advanced biofuel production. The award, which concludes on January 23, 2026, funds the company's production of advanced biofuels derived from renewable biomass sources excluding corn kernel starch. As a specialized manufacturer in Georgia, Appling County Pellets LLC utilizes this...

This $600,000 federal Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) will support Mar-Jac Poultry, Inc.'s mill expansion to enhance the management and sustainability of forest resources. The funding will enable the company's Processing Division to develop new wood manufacturing capacity, implement innovative wood utilization technologies, and overcome market barriers for wood products and energy...

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...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Heartwood Biomass Inc. received a $273,646 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), awarded on September 2, 2025, with a completion date of August 1, 2026. The primary deliverable is the replacement of a non-operational, damaged wood-fired boiler at Garden Valley School in Idaho. The project involves removal of the existing unit and installation of a used,...