This project provides funding for upgrades to a biomass power plant which serves as critical infrastructure to utilizing forest residues and residues from wood products manufacturing facilities whiule…

Novo Biopower, LLC received a $1.0 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Region 3 - Southwestern Region, on August 19, 2025, under the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration program (CFDA 10.725). The funding will support equipment and contractual costs associated with planned upgrades to the company's biomass power plant located in Arizona. This facility serves as critical infrastructure for converting forest residues and wood products manufacturing byproducts into renewable energy while supporting reduced wildfire risk and active forest management initiatives on National Forests and Tribal Forestlands in Arizona.

The project will be completed by August 15, 2030, with grant activities funding the modernization and enhancement of biomass power generation capabilities. Under CFDA 10.725, such upgrades align with the federal objective to decrease vegetation removal costs on public lands by creating viable commercial markets for restoration byproducts while supporting sustainable forest management and rural economic development. Novo Biopower's biomass facility enables the productive utilization of forest management materials that would otherwise remain unutilized, thereby supporting ecosystem restoration priorities in high-risk wildfire areas across the Southwestern Region.

This project provides funding for upgrades to a biomass power plant which serves as critical infrastructure to utilizing forest residues and residues from wood products manufacturing facilities whiule supporting reduced wildfire risk and active forest management on national forests and tribal forestlands in arizona. Grant funds will be used to fund equipment and contractual costs associated with planned upgrades.