Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Corporate family
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- Show Low, AZ TGKEF4D9MWM6
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1075 E South Boulder Rd #210, Louisville, CO 80027, USA
- Website
- lignetics.com
- Founded
- 1983
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Materials
- Paper & Forest Products
- Paper Products
- SIC code
- 24 Lumber & Wood Products
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Lignetics, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of goods based in Louisville, Colorado, receives federal grants as a prime recipient for advanced biofuels production and wood utilization research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, competing in full-and-open categories without SBA set-aside designations. The company operates as a parent entity with a subsidiary, Forest Energy Corporation, which holds self-certified small disadvantaged business status.
Lignetics' federal footprint consists entirely of grant work — no federal contracts or IDVs — concentrated in two USDA grant programs. The Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Services funds the bulk of activity through the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels (CFDA 10.867), which provides direct payments to eligible producers based on documented quarterly production volumes converted to British Thermal Unit values. Lignetics received grant awards under this program in September 2022 ($498 thousand, approximate), May 2023, April 2024, and most recently January 2026 ($498,829), with the January 2026 award supporting sustained advanced biofuels production operations in Idaho. The company also received a $277,420 project grant from the Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) in August 2021, which funded a demonstration project running through July 2024 to develop and test techniques for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and producing residual products from thermal-chemical treatment of wood pellet feedstock in Pennsylvania.
Total federal awards across all sources sum to six grants with combined dollars obligated of $2.3 million. Activity has been episodic — two awards in 2021, one each in 2022, 2023, and 2024, then one in 2026 — reflecting annual funding cycles rather than growth trajectory. All six awards are prime recipient grants; the source contains no subgrant or subcontract activity. Customer concentration is extreme: 100% of awards funnel through the Department of Agriculture, split between Rural Business Cooperative Services (five awards) and Forest Service Region 9-Eastern Region (one award). Lignetics' capability portfolio centers on advanced biofuels production from biomass feedstocks and wood utilization applied research, positioning the company as a direct operator and producer rather than a service contractor or consultant to federal agencies.
Quick answers
Is Lignetics, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Lignetics, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through April 17, 2027.
What is Lignetics, Inc.'s CAGE code?
Lignetics, Inc.'s CAGE code is 8JZK4, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is GNMLHG7J5HW3.
What is Lignetics, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Lignetics, Inc.'s most recent federal grant award is Grant for prod of ADV biofuel (PAYR25PP0003007), from Rural Business Cooperative Services (RHS), on January 27, 2026.
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- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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