The City of Nenana was awarded a $344,000 Project Grant on August 20, 2024 under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will fund the Nenana Biomass District Heat Project, which aims to expand and accelerate wood energy and wood products markets in the region. The project will develop municipal-scale biomass energy infrastructure and promote local wood utilization initiatives to improve forest health,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on September 3, 2024. The grant, titled "ALASKA LUMBER GRADING PROGRAM", supports initiatives to expand and accelerate wood energy and wood products markets in Alaska. Funded activities will focus on developing wood manufacturing capacity, implementing innovative wood utilization...
The Alaska Energy Authority, doing business as Aidea, was awarded a $225,000 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to deliver the Biomass System Training and Audit Program. The grant is part of the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program administered by the Forest Service under CFDA number 10.674. The project will provide direct technical assistance to Forest Service, state foresters, tribes, and public and private organizations regarding new and emerging...
The City of Nenana, Alaska received a $1.14 million project grant award from the Denali Commission under the Denali Commission Program (CFDA 90.100) to implement a biomass district heating system in Nenana, Alaska. The grant period runs from November 15, 2021 through June 30, 2022 and will support the delivery of biomass heating to residents and businesses in the community. As the federal agency designed to provide critical utilities and infrastructure funding for distressed Alaskan communities,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $881,285 Project Grant on Sep 20, 2023 under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to Manthei Inc., a for-profit subchapter S corporation located in Michigan. The grant funding will support the installation of a new wood-fired boiler system. This project aims to reduce hazardous fuels, improve forest health, lower forest management costs, and promote economic and environmental well-being through wood energy...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $791,200 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to TOK Wood Fuels, LLC, a minority-owned, woman-owned small business based in Alaska. The grant funds will be used to 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...
The federal Project Grant award provides $4,200,000 to Northern Hardwoods, a for-profit limited liability company in Michigan, to install a new biomass boiler and 350 kilowatt steam turbine with natural gas backup. This project is funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), which focuses on expanding wood energy and wood products markets nationwide. The project aims to produce efficient thermal energy to be used in the...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service has awarded a $270,008 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to CMF LLC, a for-profit small disadvantaged business in Washington state. The award will support the company's efforts to upgrade its sawmill to produce kiln-dried lumber using a new wood-fired boiler system. This project aims to reduce hazardous fuels, improve forest health, lower forest management costs, and promote economic and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) to New London Place Realty LLC in Lewiston, Maine. The grant will support the installation of an advanced wood-fueled combined heat and power system in a modern assisted living community in New Hampshire. The project aims to replace fossil fuels with renewable wood and wood biomass energy, improving forest health and stimulating the...
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...