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...
This $636,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) supports Colton Enterprises Inc. in upgrading their kiln dried firewood equipment and energy systems. The award will enable the for-profit subchapter S corporation to expand its wood energy and wood products manufacturing capabilities to better manage forests, reduce hazardous fuels, and promote economic and environmental well-being in the region....
This $1,000,000.00 Project Grant was awarded on September 21, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). The funding will assist Britton Lumber Company, LLC, a for-profit manufacturer in New Hampshire, with the capital costs for installing a wood energy system that utilizes wood and wood biomass as the primary fuel source, as well as building an innovative wood products facility. The overall...
This $2,700,726.86 Project Grant was awarded on September 27, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). The grant will support North Fork, Inc., a for-profit business, to install new biomass fueled kilns and upgrade sawmill equipment at their facility in Virginia. The goal is to expand the company's production capacity for wood energy systems and innovative wood products manufacturing. This grant is...
This $599,744 Project Grant was awarded on July 25, 2024 by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The grant was awarded to Kodama Systems Inc., a for-profit organization located in Andover, Massachusetts, to develop a semi-autonomous skidder to improve productivity in forestry operations. The project aims to reduce hazardous forest fuels, improve forest health, and promote economic and environmental benefits...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $2,999,547 Project Grant to Timberkraft LLC under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) on September 21, 2023. The grant will support the installation of a wood energy system that utilizes wood and wood biomass as the primary fuel source, as well as the development of an innovative hardwood cross-laminated timber (CLT) manufacturing operation. The objective is to promote forest health, stimulate the local...
This Project Grant award of $194,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC) program (CFDA 10.681) to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) from July 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026. The grant supports UMass's investigation of the potential toxicity of wood fuel emissions in New England. As a major land-grant research institution, UMass will leverage its expertise and facilities to conduct this work, which aims to...
This $402,000 Project Grant was awarded on September 20, 2023 by the USDA Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to support the development of a firewood processing facility in Yavapai, Arizona. The grant will provide direct technical assistance to the awardee, Dakota Logging LLC, to implement new and emerging wood utilization technologies and products. The goal is to effectively manage forests and extend the most efficient and effective uses of wood resources...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant awarded on September 18, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) will provide funding to Patrick Lumber Manufacturing LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The grant will support the installation of a wood energy system that utilizes wood and wood biomass as the primary fuel source, as well as the development of an innovative wood products facility. The...
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...