This $2,795,385.70 Project Grant was awarded on September 19, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) to Heatman Charcoal, a for-profit Woman Owned Small Business. The funding will support the establishment of a biochar manufacturing facility in Kentucky. The objective of the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program is to promote forest health, stimulate local economies, and expand renewable wood energy utilization and value-added wood product manufacturing capacity. This award aligns with the program's aims of providing capital support for innovative wood product facilities utilizing wood and wood biomass, including residuals, as primary fuel sources.
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