2025 Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance Program

2025 Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance Program

ID: 356238Type: Posted

Overview

Buyer

Forest Service (USDA-FS)

Award Range

$50K - $1M

Eligible Applicants

Others

Funding Category

Natural Resources

Funding Instrument

Grant

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes

Original Source

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/356238

Additional Information

https://www.fs.usda.gov/science-technology/energy-forest-products/wood-innovation

Timeline

Description

The USDA Forest Service is offering the 2025 Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance Program, which provides $20 million in grants to support facilities that purchase and process byproducts from ecosystem restoration projects in areas at risk of severe wildfire or pest infestations. The program aims to reduce the costs associated with restoration projects on federal and Tribal lands by financially assisting entities that establish, reopen, retrofit, expand, or improve wood-processing facilities utilizing these byproducts. Eligible applicants include for-profit entities, state and local governments, Indian Tribes, school districts, communities, not-for-profit organizations, and institutions of higher education, with grants ranging from $50,000 to $1 million. Interested parties should contact Adam Smith at adam.smith5@usda.gov or by phone at 531-289-8147, and note that applications are due by December 18, 2024.

Point(s) of Contact

adam.smith5@usda.gov

Files

No associated files provided.

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