This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) provides $595,516.00 to the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation to implement the Vermont Working Lands Advanced Wood Heating Initiative. The grant, awarded on December 17, 2024, supports the department's efforts to expand and accelerate wood energy and wood products markets across the state, with the goal of reducing...
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $2,011,229 Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) project grant to the Southwest VT Supervisory Union in Vermont. The grant funding will be used to install a community wood energy system and expand the supervisory union's wood product manufacturing capabilities. This project aims to promote forest health, stimulate the local economy, and expand the utilization of wood-based energy technologies...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $460,718 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.674) to Greater Rockingham Area Services, Inc. in Vermont. The grant funds the "WOOD INNOVATION GREATER ROCKINGHAM AREA SERVICES BIOMASS BOILER PROJECT" with a performance period from January 17, 2025 to October 31, 2029. The project aims to expand and accelerate wood energy and wood products markets in the region by developing wood...
This $487,050 Project Grant was awarded on January 22, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to Kerwin Hill Farm LLC, a for-profit, economically disadvantaged woman-owned small business in Vermont. The grant funding will support research and implementation of methods to leverage low-grade woody biomass byproducts from forest management to enhance local food production in Vermont. This project aims to improve...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Roberts Brothers Lumber Co Inc. on January 3, 2023 through the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will support the construction of a downdraft biomass gasification unit to convert low-grade woody biomass into heat, power, and biochar at the Roberts Energy Facility in Massachusetts. The Wood Utilization Assistance program aims to provide technical assistance regarding...
This $937,000 Project Grant awarded on September 20, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) will fund Southwest Biochar Products LLC, a small disadvantaged business, to increase biomass utilization by 400% and create a clean, emission-free heat source. The project aims to install a wood energy system that utilizes wood and wood biomass as the primary fuel, as well as build an innovative wood...
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 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 grant supports initiatives to expand and accelerate wood energy and wood products markets across the United States, with a focus on reducing hazardous forest fuels, improving forest health, and promoting economic and environmental benefits in the forestry and wood products sectors. The...
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 $749,516.01 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to Got Wood NM LLC on Sep 20, 2023. The grant will support the recipient's efforts to provide 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 resources. The project aims to reduce hazardous fuels, improve forest...