Project Grant 25DG11100106814
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary 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...
- 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 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...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), doing business as Aidea, received a $3.0M Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service (RUS) under the Assistance to High Energy Cost Communities program (CFDA 10.859) on June 24, 2025, with a completion date of June 24, 2027. This two-year award supports energy infrastructure improvements in Anchorage, Alaska, a high-cost energy community where average residential energy expenses exceed 275...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $373,500 Project Grant under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) to the Southeast Island School District in Thorne Bay, Alaska. The grant funding will be used to support the Thorne Bay Wood Boiler Heating Project, which involves installing a community wood energy system to replace fossil fuels as the primary heating source. The project aims to promote forest health, stimulate the local economy, and expand...
- Summary of Federal Grant Award Alaska Village Electric Cooperative Inc. (AVEC) received a $1,570,857 Project Grant award dated June 24, 2025, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Assistance to High Energy Cost Communities program (CFDA 10.859). The grant funds energy infrastructure improvements and renewable energy initiatives serving 59 remote Alaskan communities experiencing energy costs exceeding 275 percent of the national average. The two-year...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The USDA Forest Service awarded $4.6 million under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to Ryegate Associates for conversion of an existing industrial plant into a combined heat and power (CHP) facility. Awarded on September 15, 2025, with a completion target of July 1, 2027, the project involves installation of waste heat recovery modules on the plant's existing stack that function as boilers to produce usable hot water from the facility's waste heat...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Alaska Village Electric Cooperative Inc. (AVEC) received a $3.0 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service (RUS) under the Assistance to High Energy Cost Communities program (CFDA 10.859), awarded January 23, 2026, with a completion date of January 23, 2028. The grant funds energy generation, transmission, and distribution facility improvements serving 59 remote Alaskan communities where average residential energy costs...
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 woodchip heating infrastructure, solar photovoltaic array, battery energy storage system, and multi-port converter. NLine Energy has been identified as the design-build partner responsible for executing the engineering and construction work in compliance with Buy America Build America requirements. Under a sub-award issued December 16, 2025, the Alaska Gateway School District will serve as the sub-grantee and ultimate owner and operator of the redesigned CHP system. Following construction completion by December 31, 2028, the district will assume operational responsibility, with NLine Energy providing ongoing maintenance through a service agreement. The project involves coordination among multiple stakeholders including the Alaska Energy Authority, General Electric Vernova, the Denali Commission, and the U.S. Forest Service, representing a comprehensive approach to modernizing rural Alaska's energy infrastructure through wood biomass utilization and renewable energy integration.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $836.7k | 9/16/25 |
GrantNumber | Description | Subgrantee | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated | Updated At |
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7910084S | Alaska Gateway School District | Project Grant 25DG11100106814 | $562.5k | 1/7/26 |