# Wood Utilization Assistance

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-fs-wood-innovations-2024-wood-utilization-assistance/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/350298

> Forest Service offered grants of up to $300,000 (at least $10,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make $20.0 million in total. Applications closed on December 15, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-FS-WOOD-INNOVATIONS-2024 |
| Agency | Forest Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | December 15, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $300,000 |
| Award floor | $10,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $20.0 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.674 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants are for-profit entities; state, and local governments; Indian Tribes; school districts; community, not-for-profit organizations; institutions of higher education; and special purpose districts (e.g., public utilities districts, fire districts, conservation districts, and ports).

## What the grant funds

The USDA Forest Service requests proposals to substantially expand and accelerate wood energy and wood products markets throughout the United States to support forest management needs on National Forest System and other forest lands. The grants and agreements awarded under this announcement will support the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 Pub. L. 115-334 Sec. 8643, Rural Revitalization Technologies 7 U.S.C. Sec. 6601, and Inflation Reduction Act Pub. L. 117-169 SEC. 23002 to meet the nationwide challenge of disposing of hazardous fuels and other wood residues from the National Forest System and other U.S. forest lands in a manner that supports wood products and wood energy markets. This Request for Proposals focuses on the following priorities to: • Reduce hazardous fuels and improve forest health on National Forest System and other forestlands. • Reduce costs of forest management on all land types. • Promote economic and environmental health of communities. The intent of the Wood Innovations Funding Opportunity is to stimulate, expand, and support wood products markets and wood energy markets. Projects can include, but are not limited to: 1. Completing requirements, such as engineering designs, cost analyses, and permitting necessary, in the later stages of commercial construction projects that use wood as a primary building material and in the later stages of wood energy project development to secure financing. Early phase project development proposals will not be competitive. 2. Developing manufacturing capacity, other necessary wood products infrastructure, and markets for wood products that support forest ecosystem restoration. 3. Showcasing quantifiable environmental and economic benefits of using wood as a sustainable building material in an actual commercial building and the projected benefits achieved if replicated across the United States based on commercial construction market trends. 4. Establishing statewide wood utilization teams and statewide wood energy teams. Only proposals from States without an existing (or former) team will be considered. 5. Developing a cluster of wood energy projects in a geographic area or specific sector (e.g., prisons, hospitals, universities, manufacturing sector, or industrial sector). 6. Overcoming market barriers and stimulating expansion of wood energy in the commercial sector.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-FS-WOOD-INNOVATIONS-2024 still open?

No. It closed on December 15, 2023.

### Who can apply for Wood Utilization Assistance?

Forest Service accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Wood Utilization Assistance?

Closed December 15, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $300,000 each. About $20.0 million in total.

### Who has won Wood Utilization Assistance grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Wood Products Council, United States Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Inc, Softwood Lumber Board. The program made 545 awards worth $151 million in that time.