Project Grant 24DG11132544025

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded Tuolumne Biomass LLC an $800,000 Project Grant on August 5, 2022 under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). The grant will support the installation of a wood energy system utilizing wood and wood biomass as the primary fuel source, as well as the construction of an innovative wood products facility, in Tuolumne County, California through May 31, 2025. The Community Wood Energy and...

This $30,000,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255), aims to deploy three community-scale bioenergy systems in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. The project performer, West Biofuels LLC, will transform 28,000-35,000 dry tons per year of forest biomass residuals into 3 MW of renewable electricity and biochar soil amendments at each of the three sites in the communities of Burney, Mariposa,...

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...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R3-Southwestern Region awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Joe Dirt Excavating Inc. on August 2, 2022 to complete the project by June 1, 2024. Under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674), the awardee will provide woody biomass/wood biomass dryer, grinder and briquette machine to effectively manage forests and extend the most efficient and environmentally sound use of wood fiber. The program aims to support new and...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $998,588 Project Grant to Standard Biocarbon Corp. under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) to locate two PYREG pyrolysis units at Pleasant River Lumber (PRL) for the production of biochar and waste heat. The units will utilize wood and wood biomass residuals as feedstock to produce biochar for use in PRL's steam generation and waste heat for the facility. The award period is from...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded a $567,320 Project Grant to Pacific Biochar Benefit Corporation through the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will support upgrading an existing biomass power plant owned by Pacific Biochar Benefit Corporation to allow for biochar production and increased throughput of forest biomass from Jun 2021-Jun 2023. The Wood Utilization Assistance program aims to promote effective...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Takachar LIMITED of California, USA under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will support REDUCING LOGISTICAL BARRIERS FOR UTILIZING NON MERCHANTABLE WOOD AS BIOPRODUCTS from August 17, 2022 to February 28, 2025. Specifically, Takachar LIMITED will provide direct technical assistance to effectively manage forests and extend the most efficient...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,060,000 Project Grant to Tuolumne Biomass LLC under the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration program (CFDA 10.725). The grant, awarded on January 13, 2025, with a completion date of February 28, 2026, will support Tuolumne Biomass LLC, a small disadvantaged business, in establishing, reopening, retrofitting, expanding, or improving its...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Region 6 - Pacific Northwest awarded a $737,100 Project Grant to Heartwood Biomass Inc. under the "Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration" program (CFDA 10.725). The grant, awarded on September 15, 2023, supports the "STACKING VALUE CONNECTING FOREST RESTORATION BIOCHAR HEAT AND CARBON" project, which aims to develop...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded Brookside Lumber Inc. a $442,510 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will fund the installation of a HEIZOMAT wood chip boiler with an integrated cyclone/ESP emission control system for kiln drying and heating sawmill buildings. The boiler and emission controls will allow Brookside Lumber to more efficiently utilize wood materials from forest management activities...