California Hotwood, Inc.

California Hotwood, Inc. is a for-profit corporate entity registered in SAM.gov, located in Lodi, California, that specializes in wood products manufacturing and firewood processing. The company focuses on wood product utilization, forest ecosystem restoration, and sustainable forest management practices. As a manufacturer of goods, California Hotwood, Inc. has developed a strategic approach to processing wood products, particularly targeting forest byproducts from federal and tribal lands in areas at high risk of severe wildfires, insect infestations, and disease.

The company has secured multiple federal grant awards from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, totaling approximately $1,122,698 across five distinct project grants between 2024 and 2025. These grants, primarily under the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration program (CFDA 10.725) and the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), have supported facility modernization and expansion projects in multiple states including California, Arizona, and Montana. The grants have funded equipment purchases, processing line upgrades, and the establishment of new firewood packaging facilities, with specific goals of increasing wood product processing capacity, reducing hazardous forest fuels, improving forest health, and creating sustainable wood product manufacturing infrastructure. The grants span different Forest Service regions, including Region 5 (Pacific Southwest), Region 1 (Northern), and Region 3 (Southwestern), demonstrating the company's multi-state approach to forest product utilization and ecosystem restoration efforts.