This $116,536 Project Grant award was provided by the Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The award to the West Virginia University Research Corporation, a non-profit 1862 Land Grant College and educational institution, will fund a 3-year project titled "BUILD IT BACK BETTER WITH WOOD CONNECTING URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH FOREST PRODUCTS". The project aims to provide direct technical assistance...
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 $462,210 Project Grant to the West Virginia University Research Corporation on August 23, 2024. The funding is provided through the Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.681) to support the commercialization of hardwood cross-laminated timbers (CLT) through innovative design and technology transfer. A sub-award of $[redacted] was made to North Carolina State University to contribute to this project....
This $500,000 federal Project Grant award, funded under the USDA Forest Service's Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731), will support the "Meet Your Forester" initiative for underserved woodland owners in West Virginia. The grant, awarded to the West Virginia University Research Corporation on July 26, 2024, aims to increase climate change adaptation, support forest health, and facilitate access to private environmental markets for historically...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to West Work, LLC under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to provide architectural design work for 1 Elmwood Street. The grant, awarded on May 6, 2024, supports initiatives to expand and accelerate wood energy and wood products markets nationwide, with a focus on reducing hazardous fuels, improving forest health, and promoting economic and environmental benefits across forest lands. The...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $464,000 Project Grant to the West Virginia Division of Forestry under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant, which runs from June 20, 2024, to May 30, 2029, will support a comprehensive range of forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in West Virginia. Key products and services to be delivered through this funding include: developing genetically improved tree seeds...
This $1,500,000.00 Project Grant award under the USDA Forest Service's Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) was made to the West Virginia University Research Corporation on September 4, 2024. The grant will fund a 5-year project to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in urban and community areas across West Virginia. The project aims to provide ecosystem services, social benefits, and economic...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,988,858.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) supports a wide range of forest management, conservation, and restoration activities in West Virginia. The grant will fund projects focused on developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seedlings for reforestation, undertaking landscape restoration initiatives, mitigating invasive...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to the Forest Products Commission Idaho. The grant supports the development of a high school curriculum focused on inland forests. The performance period for this award is from August 12, 2024 to July 31, 2026. The project aims to expand and accelerate wood energy and wood products markets, reduce hazardous forest fuels, improve forest health, and promote...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $124,516 Project Grant on September 12, 2023 to Unaka Forest Products, Inc. under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). This 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 to effectively manage forests and extend the most efficient and effective wood utilization...