Project Grant 25DG11062765384
- Federal Grant Award Summary Riverside Forest Products USA Inc. received a $600,000 Project Grant award dated August 20, 2025, under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The award funds the establishment of a state-of-the-art sawmill facility in Forks, Washington, with completion targeted for February 1, 2027. The grant will support the purchase and installation of essential wood processing equipment, including a...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Pacific Rim Tonewoods, Inc. received a $729,727 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), awarded September 2, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2028. The project expands forest product markets for underutilized forest species by developing and scaling wooden bowl manufacturing techniques using maple and other commercially underexploited species, including street...
- This federal Project Grant award for $830,000.00 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance (CFDA 10.674) program. The award supports a research project conducted by the University of Washington to perform a life cycle analysis-based environmental impact assessment of bioenergy facilities across the United States. The project aims to develop data and analytical approaches to evaluate the environmental footprint of bioenergy...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Award: Wood Utilization Assistance (CFDA 10.674) | Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service | Award Date: September 18, 2025 | Total Funding: $600,000 | Completion Date: October 31, 2026 Loamist, CO., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, received a $600,000 project grant to identify and evaluate forest supply sheds, assess the true cost structures associated with material extraction from forests, and develop scalable and...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to Pacific Northwest Renewable Energy LLC under the Wood Utilization Assistance (CFDA 10.674) federal grant program. The grant, with a performance period from July 2024 to July 2026, is intended to support the development of a wood pellet plant at the Port of Grays Harbor in Washington. The Wood Utilization Assistance program focuses on expanding and accelerating wood energy and wood products markets...
- Federal Grant Award Summary On September 11, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded $601,663.60 to Brownlee Lumber, Inc. through the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The project grant funds the purchase of a Nicholson 40 R2 single ring, air cell debarker—an innovative, state-of-the-art wood processing equipment designed to enhance operational efficiency and product yield at the recipient's Pennsylvania facility. The award supports the capital...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Evergreen Recycling, Inc. received a $1.0 million Project Grant award on September 11, 2025, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). The grant will support the development and installation of a state-of-the-art biochar manufacturing facility in Washington that converts locally sourced wood waste feedstock into biochar through advanced...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Wheeland Lumber CO. Inc. received a $1,976,836 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), awarded September 11, 2025, with a completion date of June 1, 2027. The grant funds the modernization of Wheeland Lumber's post-kiln processing operations through the installation of a state-of-the-art grading and trim line system featuring automated scanning, grading, and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Northwest Hardwoods received a $684,980 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region), awarded on September 2, 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 grant funds critical sawmill modernization improvements at the awardee's Oregon facility to enhance processing...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Northwest Hardwoods received a $624,352 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Region 9 (Eastern Region), under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), awarded December 17, 2025. The award funds the installation of a new gang system at the company's Marienville, Pennsylvania sawmill operation, with a project completion date of June 1, 2027. The gang system will replace an existing smaller-sized gang edger,...
The Port of Pend Oreille received a $100,100 Project Grant awarded on September 17, 2025, under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), administered by the USDA Forest Service Region 6 – Pacific Northwest Region. The grant funds a feasibility study for a beauty bark manufacturing facility at Wolfred Industrial Park in rural northeast Washington. The study will evaluate the technical, economic, and environmental viability of processing forest residues—including bark, slash, and mill byproducts—into high-value mulch products, with completion targeted for September 30, 2027. The deliverables include a comprehensive feasibility report, 50% design documents, detailed cost estimates, and an implementation roadmap. Specific outputs encompass feedstock supply and market demand analysis; assessment of infrastructure readiness, environmental constraints, and permitting pathways; facility layout and site plans; utility planning for water, sewer, and electrical systems; preliminary engineering; and infrastructure cost estimates. The project supports wildfire risk reduction and sustainable forest management objectives by identifying a viable market for low-value biomass and leveraging the site's strategic proximity to fire-prone forestlands and regional sawmills to facilitate future private-sector investment and economic diversification in the wood products sector.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $100.0k | 9/17/25 |