Project Grant 22DG11030000027

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region awarded a $400,000.00 Project Grant titled "SUSTAINABLE SOUTHWEST COLORADO WOODY BIOMASS MANAGEMENT" to PHX LLC, a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation, under the federal Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The grant, with a performance period from August 10, 2023 to June 30, 2026, is intended to provide direct technical assistance to the Forest Service, state foresters, tribes, public and private...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $479,721 Project Grant to Arizona Log & Timberworks, L.L.C. under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). The grant will support the company's efforts to increase forest thinning in Arizona through Aug. 31, 2023 by expanding production of peeled poles, bundled firewood, and introducing biochar as a substitute for coal. Specifically, Arizona Log & Timberworks will utilize the funding to supplement...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region awarded Mesa Verde Pellets LLC $495,950 under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) Project Grant. The grant will support installing a wood energy system utilizing wood and wood biomass as the primary fuel source at Aspen Wall Wood in Colorado from August 2022 through June 2025. The Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program aims to supplement capital costs for installing wood energy...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $336,548 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to California Hotwood, Inc. to establish a new firewood packaging facility in Dewey, Arizona. The grant, awarded on September 5, 2024, supports the company's efforts to expand wood products manufacturing capacity, reduce hazardous forest fuels, improve forest health, and promote economic and environmental benefits of wood utilization. This federal grant...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Research Service Rocky Mountain Research Station awarded a $1,000,000.00 Project Grant to the Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California, doing business as Washoe Development Group, to support the "Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance Washoe Tribe Elder and Share Firewood" project. This grant is funded through the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region awarded $500,000 to Forest Products Distributors, Inc. under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) federal grant program. The award will support Forest Products Distributors' 2022 Community Wood Energy Forest Health and Restoration Expansion Project through December 2023. The project aligns with the program's goal of supplementing capital costs for installing wood energy systems utilizing wood and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to the Partnership For Responsible Business, located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The grant, titled "GOOD WOOD EXPANDING MARKET AND LUMBER GRADING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW MEXICO WOOD," aims to expand and accelerate wood energy and wood products markets in New Mexico. The project will focus on developing wood manufacturing capacity, implementing...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded Old Wood, LLC $450,000 under the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFDA 10.679) from September 2, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The funding will support projects to promote healthy watersheds and reduce wildfire risks in New Mexico's forests through improving forest ecosystem functioning and plant and tree diversity. Specifically, Old Wood will deliver services around building up the base of the state's forest industry at the...

This federal Project Grant award of $650,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the Santa Fe Community Foundation. The award is for the "WOOD PROJECT FOR SAN MIGUEL AND MORA COUNTIES" in New Mexico, with a performance period from September 9, 2024 to December 31, 2026. The Cooperative Forestry Assistance program supports a range of forest management and conservation activities across...

This $402,000 Project Grant was awarded on September 20, 2023 by the USDA Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to support the development of a firewood processing facility in Yavapai, Arizona. The grant will provide direct technical assistance to the awardee, Dakota Logging LLC, to implement new and emerging wood utilization technologies and products. The goal is to effectively manage forests and extend the most efficient and effective uses of wood resources...