Project Grant 21DG11094200097

Award Date 7/18/21
Completion Date 7/30/24
Dollars Obligated $374K
Federal Grant Program
10.674
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Minnesota, USA
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The project aims to provide direct technical assistance to effectively manage forests and extend the most efficient and environmentally sound use of wood. Specifically, it will work to develop new markets and products utilizing balsam fir, a type of hazardous fuel in forests. This ties into the grant program's focus on supporting new and emerging wood utilization technologies and products. The three-year period will allow time to research and develop low-carbon economy applications for balsam fir that can help manage forest resources in an environmentally sustainable manner.

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