Project Grant 23DG11062765085

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Region 6 - Pacific Northwest awarded a $737,100 Project Grant to Heartwood Biomass Inc. under the "Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration" program (CFDA 10.725). The grant, awarded on September 15, 2023, supports the "STACKING VALUE CONNECTING FOREST RESTORATION BIOCHAR HEAT AND CARBON" project, which aims to develop...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R6-Pacific Northwest Region awarded a $489,740 Project Grant to Heartwood Biomass Inc. under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will support STACKING VALUE: CONNECTING FOREST RESTORATION, BIOCHAR, HEAT AND CARBON from November 9, 2022 through May 31, 2025. Under the award, Heartwood Biomass Inc. will provide direct technical assistance to Forest Service, state foresters, tribes, public and private...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $490,319 Project Grant to Robbins Lumber East Baldwin, LLC on September 20, 2021 through the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). The grant will support the installation of a wood energy system utilizing wood and wood biomass residuals as the primary fuel source at Robbins Lumber East Baldwin's facility in Maine. The Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program provides assistance to supplement capital...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service awarded a $273,646 Project Grant on September 2, 2025 to Heartwood Biomass Inc. under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The primary goal of this project is to replace the damaged and decommissioned wood-fired boiler at the Garden Valley School in Idaho with a used, high-efficiency wood boiler. Heartwood Biomass Inc. is a for-profit manufacturer of goods that specializes in developing innovative solutions for...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) to TECH Woods USA, LLC. The grant will fund the installation of a wood biomass energy system and an innovative wood products manufacturing facility at the company's location in Ronan, Montana. The project aims to fully utilize wood byproducts from marginal timber collected by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe during forest...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Forest Concepts LLC, a for-profit limited liability company based in Auburn, Washington. The grant, titled "PARTICLE-LEVEL DENSIFICATION OF BULK BIOMASS MATERIALS TO REPLACE PELLETIZED FUELS AND FEEDSTOCKS," aims to support research and development into advanced biomass densification technologies. The project, which will run from July 22, 2024, to March 21, 2025, seeks to transform bulk biomass...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $627,952 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to Somerset Biofuel, Inc. for a 5-year project to develop new hardwood wood dust and fire log products in Kentucky. This grant supports Somerset Biofuel's efforts to expand wood energy and wood products markets, reduce hazardous forest fuels, improve forest health, and promote economic and environmental benefits in the forestry and wood products...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,000,000.00 Project Grant under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) to Patrick Lumber Manufacturing LLC in Philomath, Oregon. The grant will focus on growing existing and creating new markets for underutilized Pacific Northwest hardwoods such as alder, Pacific maple, tan oak, madrone, chinkapin, and myrtle wood. The goal is to create a viable, sustainable commercial outlet for these underutilized...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Takachar LIMITED of California, USA under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will support REDUCING LOGISTICAL BARRIERS FOR UTILIZING NON MERCHANTABLE WOOD AS BIOPRODUCTS from August 17, 2022 to February 28, 2025. Specifically, Takachar LIMITED will provide direct technical assistance to effectively manage forests and extend the most efficient...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to Mahipapa LLC located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The grant funding will be used to automate the wood chipper loading process at Mahipapa's biomass plant by eliminating manual loading and replacing crane loading equipment with an underpile reclaimer. This automation is expected to increase the plant's energy production throughput and improve its availability...