Project Grant 25DG11100106812
- Project Grant Award Summary DNA Timberworks LLC received $170,400 from the USDA Forest Service's Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) on September 16, 2025, to establish firewood processing infrastructure and supply capacity in Alaska. The project will deliver a minimum of 500 cords of dry firewood annually to address critical heating needs and air quality challenges in the region, where residents face extreme winter temperatures and limited commercial firewood availability. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Alaska Department of Natural Resources received a $600,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), awarded on August 14, 2025, with a completion deadline of March 31, 2028. The Wood Utilization Team will implement a comprehensive strategy to strengthen Alaska's wood products market through multiple coordinated initiatives, including establishing web presence and branding...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded $836,723 to the Alaska Energy Authority on September 16, 2025, under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) to fund engineering design for an updated combined heat and power (CHP) system at the Tok School in Alaska. The project will deliver comprehensive design services for a modernized woodchip-fired CHP system integrated with a 125-kilowatt steam turbine, existing...
- The federal Project Grant award of $300,000.00 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) will support the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in executing the ALASKA LUMBER GRADING PROGRAM. The grant, which has a performance period from September 3, 2024 to January 31, 2026, aims to expand and accelerate wood energy and wood products markets in Alaska. Key activities to be delivered through this funding...
- This $596,162.68 Project Grant was awarded on September 19, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The grant enabled Peak Engineering LLC, a small business based in McCall, Idaho, to provide technical forestry services in Alaska to support sustainable forest management and wood utilization. This included tasks such as timber marking, boundary surveying, timber cruising, GPS mapping, and field data gathering to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary TC3 LLC received a $600,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) awarded on September 8, 2025. The funding supports a multi-family residential development project in Anchorage, Alaska designed to advance the economic viability and environmental benefits of mass timber construction. The awardee will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of mass timber construction methodologies, with...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded Wisewood Inc. (doing business as Wisewood Energy) a $100,000 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) on September 9, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2026. The project will develop comprehensive life cycle assessments (LCAs) for representative community-scaled biomass energy projects designed to meet upcoming federal regulations, with particular emphasis on...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 10 - Alaska Region, awarded $6,133,150 to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources on August 18, 2025, under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). This five-year project grant, extending through August 17, 2030, supports forest resource management and conservation activities on non-federal forest and rural lands throughout Alaska. The award provides direct assistance to state and local...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded Alliance For Green Heat, Inc. a $1.4 million Project Grant under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Firewood Bank Program (CFDA 10.719) effective August 5, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2026. This award supports the establishment and operation of firewood banks in proximity to national forests, which serve as emergency and seasonal heating fuel distribution centers for communities. The...
- This federal Project Grant award of $232,375.00 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The funding supports initiatives by the Forest Products Commission Idaho to expand and accelerate wood energy and wood products markets nationwide. The project aims to reduce hazardous fuels, improve forest health, and promote economic and environmental benefits across forest lands. Key activities include...
The U.S. Forest Service awarded $369,302 to the Alaska Energy Authority (operating as Aidea) on September 16, 2025, under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to support wood energy market development and forest treatment product commercialization in Alaska. Through this three-year project with completion scheduled for September 30, 2028, the awardee will provide technical assistance to multiple Alaskan communities for engineering design services related to combined heat and power systems and wood energy infrastructure. Key deliverables include developing Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for engineering design, creating design packages, facilitating strategic stakeholder meetings across Alaska's wood product sectors, and building sustainable local markets for forest treatment products. The project advances dual forest management and energy objectives by supporting the commercialization of products from hazardous fuels reduction and forest health improvement activities. By bundling multiple communities and validating fuel availability, the initiative will facilitate the progression of engineering designs toward construction projects that reduce fossil fuel reliance while creating stable, long-term operational support for wood processing and energy facilities. This technical assistance effort directly supports the Wood Utilization Assistance program's nationwide focus on strengthening forest products markets and supporting sustainable forest management through wood energy development.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $184.7k | 9/16/25 |