Project Grant 25DG11094200128
- Federal Grant Award Summary Award: Metzler Forest Products LLC received a $716,453 Project Grant from the USDA Forest Service on October 30, 2025, under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The project, with a completion target of March 1, 2027, supports the installation of advanced firewood processing and packaging infrastructure at the awardee's Pennsylvania facility. Specifically, the grant funds the procurement and installation of a top-of-the-line Italian-manufactured...
- Federal Grant Award Summary On December 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $659,000 Project Grant to Hickman Lumber Co under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The grant funds the purchase and installation of sawmill processing equipment to expand the awardee's production capacity. This equipment acquisition directly supports active forest management objectives while generating rural employment opportunities in Pennsylvania through...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Wood Innovations program (CFDA 10.674) awarded a Project Grant of $601,663.60 to Brownlee Lumber, Inc. on September 11, 2025, with a completion target of October 30, 2027. The grant funds the purchase of an innovative Nicholson 40 R2 single ring, air cell debarking machine to be installed at the awardee's Pennsylvania facility. This equipment upgrade directly supports sustainable forestry practices by...
- Federal Grant Award Summary On September 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Eastern Region (Region 9), awarded $625,720 to Frank Miller Lumber Company under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). The funding supports the installation of advanced edger and trimmer machine centers equipped with leading-edge scanning technology at the company's Illinois facility. These optimizers feature two-sided appearance grading capabilities designed to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Northwest Hardwoods received a $624,352 Project Grant from the USDA Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), awarded on December 17, 2025, with an expected completion date of June 1, 2027. The funding supports the installation of a new gang system at the company's Marienville, Pennsylvania sawmill operation. The gang system will replace an existing smaller-sized gang edger and is designed to provide increased versatility in log...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Devereaux Saw Mill, Inc. received a $600,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), awarded on September 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. The grant funds sawmill expansion and processing equipment installation designed to increase production capacity while supporting active forest management and rural job creation in Michigan. This award supports...
- Federal Grant Award Summary On September 15, 2025, the USDA Forest Service awarded a $235,863 Project Grant to Ohio Wood Connection, LLC under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The grant funds the acquisition and installation of two integrated technologies designed to enhance operational capacity and environmental sustainability at the awardee's Ohio facility. The first technology will increase kiln-dried and surfaced slab capacity by 25,000 board feet, directly expanding...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded New River Hardwoods Inc. $850,317 under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) on September 18, 2025, for a project completion date of September 17, 2029. The award funds the installation of optimization and tallying equipment at a hardwood sawmill facility located in Carter County, Tennessee. This equipment installation represents a capital investment in wood processing infrastructure designed...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Michigan Technological University received a $400,000 Project Grant from the USDA Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), awarded on July 17, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2029. The project will demonstrate the application of Machine Stress Rating (MSR) technology for structural lumber grading of red maple lumber, advancing wood utilization and grading methodologies to support the forest products industry. This initiative...
- This $601,000 Project Grant award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), will support the development of thermally modified wood production from National Forest Service timber in Missouri. The funding will enable the awardee, Rural, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, to expand its wood manufacturing capacity and implement innovative wood utilization technologies. The project aims to reduce...
McClain Forest Products received a $600,000 Project Grant from the USDA Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), awarded on January 14, 2026, with a completion date of May 1, 2030. The award funds the installation of wood processing equipment at the awardee's sawmill facility in Missouri, specifically a twenty-bay bin sorter and stacker system and automated lumber scanning technology. These capital improvements will enhance operational efficiency and product quality at the mill. The project supports the broader objectives of the Wood Innovations program by maintaining and expanding regional markets for small sawmills while increasing utilization of timber harvested from the Mark Twain National Forest. By upgrading processing infrastructure, the grant enables more intensive forest management on federal, state, and private lands while promoting economic sustainability within the wood products sector. This award exemplifies the Wood Utilization Assistance program's focus on strengthening forest products industry infrastructure and supporting sustainable forestry practices.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $300.0k | 1/14/26 |