Project Grant 23DG11100106813

This Project Grant award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service through the Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC) program (CFDA 10.681), will fund a series of improvements and equipment purchases for Central Mass Tree Inc., a for-profit organization located in Winchendon, Massachusetts. The $978,728 grant, awarded on June 23, 2025, will support the acquisition of a diesel stacker conveyor, a second small firewood kiln, a second Quonset hut for dry...

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...

This Project Grant award of $600,000.00 from the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), will fund the installation of a computerized grading and trimming system at a lumber grading facility in Brattleboro, Vermont. The system can grade both softwood and hardwood lumber with 85-95% accuracy, detect defects, assess optimal cutting yield, and automatically trim the lumber to optimize the grade. This will improve...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R3-Southwestern Region awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Joe Dirt Excavating Inc. on August 2, 2022 to complete the project by June 1, 2024. Under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674), the awardee will provide woody biomass/wood biomass dryer, grinder and briquette machine to effectively manage forests and extend the most efficient and environmentally sound use of wood fiber. The program aims to support new and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded Brownlee Lumber, Inc. a $609,656 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to acquire and install an optimized edger. The award was made on February 6, 2024, with a performance period ending on February 28, 2025. The Wood Utilization Assistance program funds projects that expand and accelerate wood energy and wood products markets in the United States, including developing manufacturing capacity,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $1,000,000.00 Project Grant to Cutmytimber USA Inc. under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) to expand their mass timber fabrication capability. The award, dated July 22, 2024, is intended to support capital investments that will improve forest health, stimulate the local economy, and increase the utilization of wood-based energy technologies and value-added wood products. The project will focus...

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 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 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 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $101,399 Project Grant to Brocks Wood Lot LLC under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to support the Sawmill Expansion Phase I project. The grant, which has a performance period from August 14, 2024 to June 30, 2026, will fund initiatives to expand and accelerate wood energy and wood products markets in the Pacific Northwest region. Key objectives include reducing hazardous forest fuels, improving forest...