Windfall sawmill and engineered wood products facility bipartisan infrastructure law

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Region 3 - Southwestern Region awarded a $434,138 Project Grant to Restoration Forest Products Group LLC, doing business as Newlife Forest Products, to establish a sawmill and engineered wood products facility in Arizona. This grant is provided under the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration program (CFDA 10.725). The funding will allow Restoration Forest Products Group LLC to process byproducts from ecosystem restoration projects on federal and Tribal lands into valuable wood products, contributing to the growth of the wood products industry while supporting federal land management objectives. By developing this processing infrastructure, the grant aims to decrease the cost of vegetation removal activities and increase the utilization of materials harvested through timber sales, thinning, and other restoration management initiatives on these lands.