Inflation Reduction Act Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance
Active
- Assistance listing
- 10.728
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Grant awards
- 17 $57,837,439 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Also known as
- Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance
- Assistance types
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- Cooperative Agreement
- Project Grant
- Treasury account
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- 12-1105-0-1-302
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service is awarding grants and cooperative agreements through the Inflation Reduction Act Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance program (CFDA 10.728) to fund transportation of biomass and other wood products removed during hazardous fuels treatment, with the most recent award issued December 12, 2025.
This program funds trucking, rail, and intermodal transportation costs for moving economically constrained materials—including sawlogs, biomass, slash, and mill residuals—from National Forest System lands to facilities where they can be processed into forest products or energy. Recent awards emphasize hauling materials that would otherwise remain on-site or in log landings due to long haul distances, low product value, or mill closures, with funded projects targeting wildfire risk reduction across multiple active forest management contracts.
The program is actively scaling. Seventeen awards totaling $57.8 million in federal dollars obligated have been disbursed since June 2023, with non-federal cost-share bringing the combined obligation to $84.3 million. Award volume has accelerated: two awards in 2023, four in 2024, and eleven in 2025. The funding mix is split between Cooperative Agreements (53% of awards) and Project Grants (47%), with award terms extending up to five years.
Funding is concentrated at the Department of Agriculture Forest Service Washington Office Acquisitions, which has issued 13 awards totaling $47.9 million in federal dollars. Four regional offices (Rocky Mountain, Pacific Northwest, Southwestern, and Northern Regions) account for the remaining four awards and $10.1 million. Recent individual awards range from $22 thousand to $7 million, with recent cooperative agreements centered around $5–7 million and recent project grants ranging from $810 thousand to $7.1 million.
Recent representative awards include Cooperative Agreement 26CA11132544006 ($5.2 million, completed December 2028) facilitating biomass transportation and sale related to forest fire hazard mitigation, and Project Grant 24DG11021600008 ($7.1 million, March 2024) for an Inflation Reduction Act rail transportation program. No current grant opportunities are listed as open.
Objective and description
- Objective
The focus of this program is to support the hauling of material removed to reduce hazardous fuels to locations where that material can be utilized for other purposes.
- Description
This funding will support the transportation of biomass and other wood products removed during hazardous fuels treatment to locations where it can be used. This may include trucking, rail or other intermodal transportation costs associated with shipping these materials.
Eligibility
- Uses of assistance
Funding may be used to pay for hauling of material removed to reduce hazardous fuels to locations where that material can be utilized.
- Use restrictions
Construction, Capitol Equipment Acquisition, and Small Business Ownership are prohibited use of funds under this program.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
As determined by project, no longer than 5 years on grants or cooperative agreements.
How to apply
- Criteria for selecting proposals
Financial grants and cooperative agreements are approved on the basis of a nationwide review and are based on technical and financial merits of the project as evaluated by a panel of Federal experts or their designees.
- Award procedure
Grants will be awarded within 60 days of selection. Grantees will be notified for any clarification or additional information necessary to process their award. Grants may be awarded from the Washington Office or Regional Offices.
- Renewals
No cost extensions may be requested. Request should be made at least 60 days prior to expiration.
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 17 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Loggers Council | $9,671,637 | 17% |
| 2 | Patriot Restoration Ops | $9,094,952 | 16% |
| 3 | Loamist, CO. | $8,154,212 | 14% |
| 4 | Iron Triangle LLC | $7,834,071 | 14% |
| 5 | Sustainable Northwest | $7,740,529 | 13% |
| 6 | Forestry First LLC | $4,750,000 | 8% |
| 7 | Forest Resources Association Inc. | $3,461,731 | 6% |
| 8 | Prairie Wood Products, LLC | $3,000,000 | 5% |
| 9 | Franklin Logging Inc. | $1,968,307 | 3% |
| 10 | Forest Energy Corporation | $1,600,000 | 3% |
10 of 12 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $23,000,000 |
| FY2025 | $19,925,439 |
| FY2024 | $9,912,000 |
| FY2023 | $5,000,000 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 10.728?
Assistance Listing 10.728 is Inflation Reduction Act Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance, a federal grant program run by Forest Service (Department of Agriculture).
What is the CFDA number for Inflation Reduction Act Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance?
Its CFDA number is 10.728: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 10.728 awarded?
17 grant awards under 10.728 have obligated $57,837,439 in federal funds to 12 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 10.728?
The recipients obligated the most under Inflation Reduction Act Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance are American Loggers Council ($9,671,637), Patriot Restoration Ops ($9,094,952) and Loamist, CO. ($8,154,212).
How much did 10.728 obligate in fiscal year 2025?
Grants under 10.728 obligated $19,925,439 in federal funds in fiscal year 2025.
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