The University of Arkansas was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to advance wood products in Arkansas. The 5-year grant, effective September 12, 2024, will support initiatives to reduce hazardous forest fuels, improve forest health, and promote economic and environmental benefits in the forestry and wood products sectors. Key activities will involve developing wood manufacturing...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Modus Studio, PLLC under the Wood Utilization Assistance Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.674). The grant, awarded on August 19, 2024, will support the design and development of a junior high school in Fayetteville, Arkansas to utilize and highlight mass timber construction. The Wood Utilization Assistance program focuses on expanding and accelerating wood energy and wood product markets across the United States, with...
This federal Project Grant award for $299,957.00 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The award was made on September 26, 2024, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to support initiatives aimed at reducing hazardous forest fuels, improving forest health, and promoting economic and environmental benefits in forestry and wood products sectors. The funded project will...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $999,957 Project Grant to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will support the provision of direct technical assistance to Forest Service, state foresters, tribes, and public/private organizations regarding new and emerging wood utilization technologies and products. This assistance will focus on effectively managing forests and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $198,000 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to Mass Timber Strategy LLC on Sep 25, 2023. The grant will provide direct technical assistance to the Forest Service, state foresters, tribes, and public/private organizations regarding new and emerging wood utilization technologies and products. The goal is to effectively manage forests and extend the most efficient and effective use of wood...
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 $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...
This $601,000 Project Grant was awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) on September 6, 2024. The grant will fund a project by Rural, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, to develop thermally modified wood production capacity from National Forest Service timber in Missouri. The project aims to reduce hazardous forest fuels, improve forest health, and promote economic and environmental...
The University of Arkansas, through its Office of Research & Sponsored Programs, was awarded a $426,334 Project Grant by the USDA Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) on September 22, 2023. The grant supports the development of a structural insulated panels-based pocket neighborhood for a rural timberland community in Arkansas. As part of the grant, the University of Arkansas Community Design Center is collaborating with ARPLANIT, LLC to evaluate the...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) provides $599,972.00 to Appalachian State University to optimize hybrid mass timber structures for carbon positive affordable housing. The award, which began on Sep 26, 2023, supports technical assistance, manufacturing capacity expansion, and later-stage implementation of innovative wood utilization technologies and products. By developing...