Project Grant 23DG11132544013

This $5,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617), will be used by the University of Arkansas to procure equipment for the new Anthony Timberlands Center. The equipment will support research, training, and collaborative activities focused on innovation in future wood products for the architecture, engineering, and construction industries. Key items include wood and...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $648,121 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to Michigan State University from July 2022 through July 2025. The grant aims to develop a national standard curriculum for mass timber design and construction technician education. Mass timber is an emerging building material with potential workforce demands of over 90,000 by 2029. The university will create modular curriculum on mass timber that can be integrated into associate's and...

The federal Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), provides $660,000.00 to Timberlab Inc. to support the "DESIGN FOR MASS TIMBER MANUFACTURING PHASE 1" project. This award, with a completion date of December 31, 2025, aims to advance Timberlab's capabilities in mass timber manufacturing and related wood product innovations. The funding will enable Timberlab to design new...

The National Science Foundation awarded Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute $745,000 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program (CFDA 47.084) to develop sustainable textiles and materials for the fashion industry. Over the one-year period from December 2022 to November 2023, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will produce prototypes of silk-enhanced mycelium leather, hemp-silk yarn, and waste-derived chromoprotein dyes. The institution will also develop associated...

This $100,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program will support the development of an intuitive design platform for sustainable multifamily residential buildings. The grant recipient, New Jersey Institute of Technology, will create a collaborative parametric design system allowing architects, engineers, developers and other users to quickly generate and modify schematic designs and dynamic 3D models through simple sketch-based...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $200,779 project grant to West Virginia University Research Corporation to design the Davis Building utilizing mass timber construction. The grant is part of the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674), which provides direct technical assistance regarding new and emerging wood utilization technologies and products to effectively manage forests and extend the most efficient and effective use of wood fiber resources....

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $505,277 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674) to Michigan State University on March 24, 2023. The grant will support piloting nail laminated timber manufacture and demand in Michigan through 2027. Michigan State University will work with sub-awardees ShopHouse Park and Great Lakes Boat Building School to demonstrate the value of nail laminated timber as a building material. ShopHouse...

Clemson University received a $256,689 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to develop a mass timber structure training program. The grant was awarded under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674), which provides technical assistance to promote new and emerging wood utilization technologies. Clemson will use the funding over a 30-month period ending July 2025 to create and deliver training on mass timber, a building material made...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded Timberlab Inc., a for-profit wood products manufacturer, a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) to support fabrication expansion and wood energy system installation. The award, dated August 12, 2024, will support Timberlab's efforts to develop sustainable wood manufacturing capabilities and explore innovative wood utilization technologies over the performance period...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Generate LLC on December 14, 2022 with a completion date of August 1, 2024. The grant funding supports the company's "MASS TIMBER DESIGN IN MINUTES, NOT MONTHS: A HYBRID MASS TIMBER BUILDING SOLUTION FOR SUPPLY-CHAIN INTEGRATION" project under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.674). The Wood Utilization Assistance program aims to provide technical...