Project Grant 23DG11094200451

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) to New London Place Realty LLC in Lewiston, Maine. The grant will support the installation of an advanced wood-fueled combined heat and power system in a modern assisted living community in New Hampshire. The project aims to replace fossil fuels with renewable wood and wood biomass energy, improving forest health and stimulating the...

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 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 Forest Service awarded a $599,305 Project Grant to Brocks Wood Lot LLC 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 will support the development of a wood waste kiln system for the Community Firewood Program Phase II. The objective is to decrease the cost of vegetation removal on public lands while supporting sustainable...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded Mala Mills L.L.C. a $884,449 Project Grant under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). The grant will support installation of a wood energy system utilizing wood and wood biomass residuals as the primary fuel source. The system will be operational from February 2023 through October 2024. The Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program aims to supplement capital costs for installing wood energy systems using...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region awarded $500,000 to Forest Products Distributors, Inc. under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) federal grant program. The award will support Forest Products Distributors' 2022 Community Wood Energy Forest Health and Restoration Expansion Project through December 2023. The project aligns with the program's goal of supplementing capital costs for installing wood energy systems utilizing wood and...

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 $479,721 Project Grant to Arizona Log & Timberworks, L.L.C. under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). The grant will support the company's efforts to increase forest thinning in Arizona through Aug. 31, 2023 by expanding production of peeled poles, bundled firewood, and introducing biochar as a substitute for coal. Specifically, Arizona Log & Timberworks will utilize the funding to supplement...

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....

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...