The partner requested a grant to establish a local wood processing and retail sales cooperative to increase active forest management and support rural jobs in washington's olympic peninsula
Active Project Grant Awarded
- Award ID
- 25DG11062765275
- Recipient
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Jefferson Timber Cooperative UEI LBVJCR4LGW67
- Awarding agency
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Region 6 - Pacific Northwest Region
Forest Service, Department of Agriculture
- Obligated
- $525,724
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 10.674 Wood Utilization Assistance
- Completion date 39% complete
- Funding
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- $262,862.00 Federal
- $262,862.00 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Washington, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
About this award
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $525,724 to Jefferson Timber Cooperative under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) on September 8, 2025, to establish a local wood processing and retail sales cooperative on Washington's Olympic Peninsula. The primary deliverables include the purchase and installation of wood grinding and conveyor equipment to support the cooperative's operations. These capital equipment investments are designed to enhance wood processing capacity and facilitate retail distribution of wood products.
The project, with a completion date of July 17, 2028, aligns with the Wood Utilization Assistance program's objectives of expanding wood products markets, supporting active forest management, and generating economic opportunities in rural communities. By strengthening local wood processing infrastructure, the cooperative is expected to increase demand for sustainably managed timber from the region's forests while creating and supporting rural employment opportunities. The equipment acquisition represents a typical use of funding under this program, which prioritizes capital infrastructure improvements at wood processing facilities to enhance operational efficiency and market competitiveness within the domestic forest products industry.
Description
Funding will be used to support the purchase of wood grinding and conveyor equipment.
Quick answers
Who received award 25DG11062765275?
25DG11062765275 was awarded to Jefferson Timber Cooperative by Region 6 - Pacific Northwest Region (Forest Service) on September 8, 2025.
How much is award 25DG11062765275 worth?
$525,724 has been obligated on 25DG11062765275: $262,862 in federal funding and $262,862 in non-federal funding.
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