Project Grant 21DG11132544026

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded Stantec Architecture and Engineering P.C. a $100,000 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will support planning and design of mass timber housing at Bunker Hill in Massachusetts from April 2025 through September 2024. The Wood Utilization Assistance program aims to provide technical assistance regarding new wood products and technologies to effectively manage forests. This award...

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $5.5 million Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program to Oregon State University. The grant will support the Oregon Mass Timber Coalition led by the Port of Portland to modernize and boost Oregon's forest products industry by making it a national leader in using mass timber to accelerate affordable housing production, provide good jobs, and restore forest health. Key projects include...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $3.8 million Project Grant to the Port of Portland under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) to support the Oregon Mass Timber Coalition's efforts to modernize and boost Oregon's forest products industry. The Coalition, led by the Port of Portland, will work with forest-dependent rural communities to grow access to wood fiber and facilitate a workforce development program for wood-based products....

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $3.15 million Project Grant to Oregon State University under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant funds the Oregon Mass Timber Coalition led by the Port of Portland to modernize and boost Oregon's forest products industry. Key initiatives include working with rural forest-dependent communities to increase access to wood fiber and facilitate a workforce development program for wood-based...

Tskp X IKD LLC was awarded a $945,086.32 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674) for the period of January 24, 2023 through December 31, 2026. The funding will support the New England Heat Modified Mass Timber Initiative to provide direct technical assistance to Forest Service, state foresters, tribes, public and private organizations regarding new and emerging wood utilization technologies and...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $648,121 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to Michigan State University from July 2022 through July 2025. The grant aims to develop a national standard curriculum for mass timber design and construction technician education. Mass timber is an emerging building material with potential workforce demands of over 90,000 by 2029. The university will create modular curriculum on mass timber that can be integrated into associate's and...

Wynkoop Investors LLC received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region. The grant was awarded under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674) to support the MASS TIMBER HIGH-RISE BUILDING PROJECT from July 2022 through March 2024. Under this award, Wynkoop Investors LLC will provide direct technical assistance and services to effectively manage forests and extend the most efficient and...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $2.5 million Project Grant to the University of Oregon under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will support the Oregon Mass Timber Coalition led by the Port of Portland to modernize and boost Oregon's forest products industry by establishing national leadership in mass timber construction. Key deliverables include working with rural forest-dependent communities to increase wood fiber access...

This Project Grant award for $600,000.00 was issued by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The funding will support Bunker Hill Landco LLC in Boston, Massachusetts to provide building design coordination services for the construction of the "M Shop" facility. The project aims to expand wood products markets, promote economic benefits in the forestry sector, and improve forest health through the...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded an $18.75 million Project Grant to the University of Oregon under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant funds projects led by the Oregon Mass Timber Coalition and Port of Portland to modernize and boost Oregon's forest products industry. Key initiatives include working with rural communities to increase access to wood fiber and facilitate workforce training programs in wood-based products....