# 2024 Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-fs-wpia-2024-2024-wood-products-infrastructure-assistance-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/350247

> Forest Service offered grants of up to $1.0 million (at least $50,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make $23.3 million in total. Applications closed on December 1, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-FS-WPIA-2024 |
| Agency | Forest Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | December 1, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $1.0 million |
| Award floor | $50,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $23.3 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.725 |

## Who can apply

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

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

## What the grant funds

The USDA Forest Service is announcing the availability of $23.3 million to provide financial assistance to facilities that purchase and process byproducts from ecosystem restoration projects in areas at risk of unnaturally severe wildfire or insect or disease infestation through funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The intent is to substantially decrease the cost of conducting restoration projects involving vegetation removal on federal and Tribal lands and invest in surrounding communities. These ecosystem restoration byproducts could include trees and woody biomass harvested through timber sales, thinning, hazardous fuels reduction treatments, or other restoration management activities. Funding priority will be to provide financial assistance to an entity seeking to establish, reopen, retrofit, expand, or improve a sawmill or other wood-processing facility that will utilize the byproducts from projects on federal land, Tribal forestland, and Tribal rangeland that have been identified as at risk for fire, insect, or disease and a high priority for ecological restoration. To be eligible for funding, the project facility must be in close proximity to federal or Tribal lands and procure high percentages (approximately 50% or greater) of raw materials from federal or Tribal lands. Successful applicants will address how financial support will enable increased utilization of byproducts from ecosystem restoration projects on federal or Tribal lands that are in close proximity to a wood products processing facility and how this assistance will help reduce restoration costs. The grants and agreements awarded under this announcement will support the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Pub. L. 117-58 (11/15/2021), Sec. 40804(b)3.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-FS-WPIA-2024 still open?

No. It closed on December 1, 2023.

### Who can apply for 2024 Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance Program?

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 2024 Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance Program?

Closed December 1, 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 $1.0 million each. About $23.3 million in total.

### Who has won Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were United States Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Inc, Sun Mountain Lumber, Inc., Novo Biopower, LLC. The program made 112 awards worth $79.0 million in that time.