The wood innovations grant program supports projects that will substantially expand and accelerate wood products markets, wood energy markets, and wood manufacturing facilities throughout the united…

The U.S. Forest Service awarded $200,000 to Washington Mass Timber Accelerator under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) on September 24, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2027. This Project Grant supports activities designed to expand mass timber markets and wood products infrastructure in Washington State. The award funds project deliverables that will accelerate wood manufacturing capacity and market development for mass timber construction, which represents a key focus area within the Wood Innovations Grant Program aimed at supporting active forest management and wildfire fuel reduction on National Forest System lands.

The Wood Utilization Assistance program provides technical and financial assistance to strengthen domestic forest products markets through infrastructure development, feasibility studies, and engineering work. Eligible funding activities include design and engineering services, equipment installation, market development studies, and workforce training initiatives. By supporting mass timber acceleration efforts, this award contributes to the broader program objective of stimulating rural economies, creating and retaining jobs, and utilizing low-value forest resources to support sustainable forest management practices across the United States.

The wood innovations grant program supports projects that will substantially expand and accelerate wood products markets, wood energy markets, and wood manufacturing facilities throughout the united states to support active forest management on national forest system and other forest lands. National focus areas include mass timber, wood energy, and technological development that supports active forest management and wildfire fuel reduction. Activities to be funded include, but are not limited to, costs associated with the purchase and installation of wood processing equipment, wood energy system or wood manufacturing facility design and/or engineering, and deliverables to overcome key hurdles to domestic timber market growth. The program stimulates rural economies, supports active forest management and creates and retains rural jobs.