Project Grant 23DG11094200273

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded the City of Berlin, New Hampshire a $400,000 Project Grant under the Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC) program (CFDA 10.681) to develop and design the Berlin District Heating System. The project will enhance opportunities for sustained forest products production in the eastern hardwood forest region by supporting research, education, market development, and technology implementation related to primary and secondary wood products...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region awarded American Wood Fibers Inc., Circleville division, a $500,000 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will support replacement of DryerOne Kentucky's forest product processing system to enable expanded utilization of underused forest resources. From September 2021 through January 2024, grant funds will finance system upgrades allowing DryerOne Kentucky to more...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $504,000 Project Grant through the Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC) federal grant program (CFDA 10.681) to Kettle Moraine Hardwoods Inc. The grant will fund the assessment and design of a stationary horizontal grinder and material handling system to produce first grind chip product to feed machinery for value-added processing. The project aims to enhance opportunities for sustained forest products production in the...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $515,326 Project Grant to Arbor Wood Co., LLC through the Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC) federal grant program (CFDA #10.681) to standardize thermal modification as a wood protection system against fungal decay and termites. The WERC program aims to enhance opportunities for sustained forest product production in the eastern hardwood forest region. Under this award effective April 26, 2023 through August 30,...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded Brookside Lumber Inc. a $442,510 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will fund the installation of a HEIZOMAT wood chip boiler with an integrated cyclone/ESP emission control system for kiln drying and heating sawmill buildings. The boiler and emission controls will allow Brookside Lumber to more efficiently utilize wood materials from forest management activities...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service has awarded a $270,008 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to CMF LLC, a for-profit small disadvantaged business in Washington state. The award will support the company's efforts to upgrade its sawmill to produce kiln-dried lumber using a new wood-fired boiler system. This project aims to reduce hazardous fuels, improve forest health, lower forest management costs, and promote economic and...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region awarded American Wood Fibers Inc. a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). The grant will support American Wood Fibers' installation of an integrated wood by-products value-added system utilizing wood flour at its Circleville, Georgia facility. The system will allow the company to process wood by-products. This aligns with the program's goal of supplementing capital...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded Lignetics, Inc. a $277,420 project grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will fund a demonstration project from August 2021 through July 2024 to develop and test techniques for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and producing residual products from thermal-chemical treatment of wood pellet feedstock. The Wood Utilization Assistance program aims to promote efficient forest management...

This $636,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) supports Colton Enterprises Inc. in upgrading their kiln dried firewood equipment and energy systems. The award will enable the for-profit subchapter S corporation to expand its wood energy and wood products manufacturing capabilities to better manage forests, reduce hazardous fuels, and promote economic and environmental well-being in the region....

The federal Project Grant award of $755,250.00 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.681). The funding supports Baillie Lumber Co LP, a for-profit wood products and lumber manufacturing company located in Hamburg, New York, to install the most stringent emission control equipment on the company's wood-fired boiler. This project aims to enhance manufacturing efficiency...