The Menominee Tribal Enterprises (MTE), a tribally owned firm of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, received a $952,000 Project Grant from the USDA Forest Service 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 aims to improve MTE's wood products infrastructure and processing capabilities for byproducts from ecosystem restoration projects on federal and Tribal lands. The funding will support facility expansions, equipment upgrades, and infrastructure improvements to increase MTE's capacity to process small-diameter timber and other materials harvested through timber sales, thinning, and other restoration management initiatives. This grant award is part of the USDA Forest Service's efforts to decrease the cost of vegetation removal activities by assisting facilities that utilize restoration byproducts for wood products. MTE, as a manufacturer of timber and wood products, is uniquely positioned to contribute to these ecosystem restoration objectives on Tribal lands.
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