Project Grant DEEE0003144

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management under the Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) program, is funding a $36,864,167 project to advance the development of a biomass carbon dioxide capture and removal system at a pulp mill in Alabama. The key objectives of this project are to: 1) gather the necessary information to determine the suitability of the CO2 injection location for geologic storage, 2)...

This $685,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance (CFDA 10.674) federal grant program is funding the "TIMBER RESOURCE EDUCATION EXPERIENCE DESIGNING WITH MASS TIMBER TO INCREASE USE OF GEORGIA GROWN SOUTHERN YELLOW PINE" initiative at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) in Tifton, Georgia. The project aims to expand educational opportunities related to mass timber construction techniques, in...

The Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods Inc. was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Southern Region to generate wood energy onsite from sawmill low-value waste products. Under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.674), which provides technical assistance regarding new wood utilization technologies, the awardee will develop and deploy technologies to effectively manage forests and maximize efficient use of wood resources....

This $300,000 award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) will fund the development and field testing of elite poplar tree varieties with reduced lignin content for more sustainable and efficient wood fiber production. The project aims to establish a short-rotation agroforestry system utilizing these genetically engineered poplar trees with enhanced traits for increased pulp yield and reduced carbon...

The Center For Alternative Building Studies (CABS) was awarded a $203,954 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service R3-Southwestern Region under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.674). The grant will support CABS' project "USING FOREST BIOMASS TO MAKE CONSTRUCTION BLOCKS - BETRBLOK (BETTER BLOCK)" from June 2021 through August 2023. The project aims to develop new and emerging wood utilization technologies by researching the use of...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $609,100 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.674) to Southern Legacy Wood Products, LLC. The grant supports a 5-year project (August 2024 to August 2029) for energy efficiency renovations and expansion of the company's wood products manufacturing facility located in Cleveland, Georgia. The project aims to reduce hazardous forest fuels, improve forest health, and promote economic...

This $1,760,000 Project Grant award, made on December 20, 2024, was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The funding will support the development of an oriented strand board (OSB) and oriented strand lumber (OSL) mill in Jay, Maine by the awardee, Godfrey Forest Arizona LLC. The project aims to expand wood products markets, improve forest health, and promote economic benefits in the forestry and...

The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory awarded a $575,000 cooperative agreement to the United States Endowment For Forestry And Communities, Inc. from September 15, 2022 through September 1, 2026 under the Forestry Research program (CFDA #10.652). The award will support the development of wood-based biorefinery products for sustainable packaging through applied research and technology transfer initiatives. As part of its mission to extend...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $999,523 to Silvis Materials, Inc. to develop sustainable, aqueous cellulosic emulsions and binders to displace petroleum-based materials used in packaging and building products. The project aims to create, test, and scale working prototypes of these cellulosic emulsions that can be used as drop-in, low-cost alternatives to help manufacturers...

Treeco Inc. received a $256,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041). The award funds research to develop genome editing techniques for loblolly pine that can enable more sustainable fiber production in the southern United States. Specifically, the one-year project will apply new biotechnologies to loblolly pine to improve traits such as disease resistance and fiber yield. By enhancing...