Cummings Lumber Co Inc.

Cummings Lumber Co Inc., a for-profit Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of lumber and wood-related technologies, operates as a prime recipient of federal grants focused on wood utilization and advanced biofuel production, with no federal contract work in the source footprint.

Cummings Lumber is a Subchapter S corporation based in Troy, Pennsylvania. The company's federal footprint consists entirely of project grants from the Department of Agriculture, split between Rural Business Cooperative Services (five awards) and the Forest Service Eastern Region (one award). The company does not hold federal contracts, IDVs, or subcontract positions. Over the past five years, Cummings Lumber has received one project grant per year, with six total awards carrying a combined obligated value of $547 thousand. The most recent work includes a $540,430 Wood Utilization Assistance grant (CFDA 10.674) from the Forest Service awarded January 3, 2025, running through August 31, 2026, supporting development of a Wood Innovation Rip Saw System designed to expand wood products and wood energy markets, reduce hazardous fuels, and improve forest health. Four prior awards, all from Rural Business Cooperative Services, supported grants for the production of advanced biofuel, awarded in July 2022, May 2023, April 2024, and January 2026, with completion dates ranging from March 2023 through January 2026. One of those awards (May 2023 biofuel grant) has already completed. Only one award (the January 2026 biofuel grant) reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing minimal recompete exposure in the near term. Cummings Lumber's grant strategy concentrates on sustainable forest products, wood energy innovation, and rural development programs under USDA jurisdiction, with no diversification into federal contract vehicles or defense work.