The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to Base Design & Architecture LLC, a for-profit limited liability company based in Portland, Oregon. The grant supports the predevelopment and design of prefabricated mass timber dwelling modules for rural housing developments. The project aims to reduce hazardous forest fuels, improve forest health, and promote economic and environmental...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to JW Portland LIMITED Partnership on December 9, 2024. The award supports initiatives aimed at expanding and accelerating wood energy and wood products markets in the Pacific Northwest region. The funded project will involve developing wood manufacturing capacity, implementing innovative wood utilization technologies, and overcoming market...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $154,380 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to L S W Architects, P.C. in Vancouver, WA. The grant, awarded on September 3, 2024, will fund initiatives to expand and accelerate wood energy and wood products markets across the United States. Key activities include developing wood manufacturing capacity, implementing innovative wood utilization technologies, establishing wood energy clusters,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to Green Diamond Resource Company, a for-profit subchapter S corporation, for a project titled "Sustainable Sourcing and Cost Effective Mass Timber Building". The grant, with a performance period from August 26, 2024 to August 31, 2027, will support initiatives to expand and accelerate wood energy and wood products markets across the United...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.674) to the Mount Baker Housing Association in Seattle, Washington. The grant aims to overcome funding and market barriers to utilizing mass timber in high-rise affordable housing design. The project will run from August 27, 2024, to September 30, 2027, and is expected to expand wood energy and wood products markets, reduce hazardous...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $190,484 Project Grant to Timber Age Systems Inc. under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The award, dated August 23, 2024, with a completion date of December 31, 2026, will fund the development of ponderosa pine mass timber blueprints. This project aims to expand and accelerate wood energy and wood products markets across the United States by reducing hazardous forest fuels, improving forest health, and...
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...
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...
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...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $572,592 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to K To College (Supplybank.org), a non-profit organization, to support the "Mass Timber Oakport Nonprofit Campus" project. The grant, with a performance period from August 20, 2024 to June 26, 2026, will fund initiatives to expand and accelerate wood energy and wood products markets in order to reduce hazardous forest fuels, improve forest...