Project Grant 24DG11010013042

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $2,911,904 Project Grant to Smartlam NA Enterprises US, LLC under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). The grant will fund Smartlam's project to upgrade and expand its mass timber manufacturing facility in Columbia Falls, Montana. Specifically, the grant will support capital investments for installing renewable wood energy systems to replace fossil fuels and developing innovative wood product...

This $600,000 Project Grant award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance (CFDA 10.674) program, supports the "Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Montana Innovation Corridor Gateway Mass Timber Showcase and Timber Technology" project. The grant recipient, the Montana Technology Enterprise Center doing business as Accelerate Montana, is a non-profit organization focused on entrepreneurship and small business...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $602,821 Project Grant to Panhandle Forest Products Inc., operating as Big Sky Forest Products, under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant, awarded on July 30, 2024, will support the company's efforts to provide technical assistance in wood utilization technologies and expand its wood processing facility in Montana. Key objectives include developing wood manufacturing capacity,...

The federal Project Grant award of $150,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance Program (CFDA 10.674) was provided to Stoltze Timber Systems, Inc. located in Columbia Falls, Montana. The award, with a performance period from August 14, 2024 to July 31, 2026, will support the "Wood Campus Initiative" aimed at expanding and accelerating wood energy and wood products markets across the United States. Key activities include...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service awarded a $1,250,000 Project Grant under the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration program (CFDA 10.725) to Sun Mountain Lumber, Inc. The award, made on Aug 13, 2024, will support the establishment of an automated wood product grading system at the company's facility in Deer Lodge, Montana. This grant aligns with the program's objective to...

The Regents of the University of Minnesota were awarded a $465,006 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC) federal grant program (CFDA #10.681). The grant will support the demonstration of thermally modified composite laminated strand-veneer lumber mass timber panels to catalyze new mass timber product development. Through February 2023 to July 2027, the University will conduct research to enhance opportunities...

This $1,250,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the "Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration" (CFDA 10.725) program. The grant was provided to Smartlam NA Enterprises US, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company located in Columbia Falls, Montana, to assist with expanding their mass timber production capabilities. The funding will...

This federal Project Grant award of $300,000, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), is focused on determining seismic performance factors for mass timber brace frames. The project, to be conducted by Structurecraft Builders USA Inc. in Washington, will utilize the Federal Emergency Management Agency P695 methodology to evaluate the seismic performance of this emerging construction technology. The...

Equilibrium Consulting USA Inc. was awarded a $155,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.674). The grant will support the development and distribution of tools for fast and accurate cross-laminated timber from August 30, 2022 through July 31, 2025. The Wood Utilization Assistance program aims to provide technical assistance regarding new wood products to effectively manage...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $598,328 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to Oregon State University (OSU) to support the development of point-supported mass timber structures and advance their commercial viability. The project aims to reduce hazardous forest fuels, improve forest health, and promote economic and environmental benefits in the forestry and wood products sectors. OSU, as a prominent public land-grant research...