This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) provides $599,972.00 to Appalachian State University to optimize hybrid mass timber structures for carbon positive affordable housing. The award, which began on Sep 26, 2023, supports technical assistance, manufacturing capacity expansion, and later-stage implementation of innovative wood utilization technologies and products. By developing...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $200,779 project grant to West Virginia University Research Corporation to design the Davis Building utilizing mass timber construction. The grant is part of the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674), which provides direct technical assistance regarding new and emerging wood utilization technologies and products to effectively manage forests and extend the most efficient and effective use of wood fiber resources....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $462,210 Project Grant to the West Virginia University Research Corporation on August 23, 2024. The funding is provided through the Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.681) to support the commercialization of hardwood cross-laminated timbers (CLT) through innovative design and technology transfer. A sub-award of $[redacted] was made to North Carolina State University to contribute to this project....
This $116,536 Project Grant award was provided by the Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The award to the West Virginia University Research Corporation, a non-profit 1862 Land Grant College and educational institution, will fund a 3-year project titled "BUILD IT BACK BETTER WITH WOOD CONNECTING URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH FOREST PRODUCTS". The project aims to provide direct technical assistance...
The federal Project Grant award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), will fund research to refine the design criteria for cross-laminated timber (CLT) floor systems used in sustainable building construction. The $679,761 grant, awarded on June 24, 2025, will enable Villanova University to study the short- and long-term deflection behavior of five-layer CLT panels, which will be tested to...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $495,580 Project Grant to Michigan Technological University on March 9, 2023 with a completion date of July 31, 2027. The grant funding supports the Wood Innovation: Increasing Acceptance of Hardwood Lumber into Cross Laminated Timber by Repurposing Low-Grade Red Maple project under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.674). The project aims to develop new techniques for effectively utilizing...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Generate LLC on December 14, 2022 with a completion date of August 1, 2024. The grant funding supports the company's "MASS TIMBER DESIGN IN MINUTES, NOT MONTHS: A HYBRID MASS TIMBER BUILDING SOLUTION FOR SUPPLY-CHAIN INTEGRATION" project under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.674). The Wood Utilization Assistance program aims to provide technical...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Research Service Rocky Mountain Research Station awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Highline Office Gcp, L.C. under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will support the development of a cross-laminated timber highline office building in Utah from August 1, 2022 to April 30, 2024. Under the Wood Utilization Assistance program, which provides technical assistance regarding new wood products and technologies,...
The federal Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), provides $660,000.00 to Timberlab Inc. to support the "DESIGN FOR MASS TIMBER MANUFACTURING PHASE 1" project. This award, with a completion date of December 31, 2025, aims to advance Timberlab's capabilities in mass timber manufacturing and related wood product innovations. The funding will enable Timberlab to design new...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $598,328 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) to Oregon State University (OSU) to support the development of point-supported mass timber structures and advance their commercial viability. The project aims to reduce hazardous forest fuels, improve forest health, and promote economic and environmental benefits in the forestry and wood products sectors. OSU, as a prominent public land-grant research...