# Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (10.708)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/10-708-community-wood-energy-and-wood-innovation-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $68.9 million in 89 grants, about $773,796 per award.

## Objectives

Provide assistance to supplement the capital costs for: 1) Installing a wood energy system that utilizes wood and wood biomass (including residuals) as the primary fuels source. 2) Building an innovative wood products facility which can include the facility, equipment, and/or equipment systems.
Projects that support the wood energy program may include: 1) Single facility central heating systems. 2) District heating systems that service several buildings. 3) Combined heat and electric systems where thermal is the primary energy output.
Projects that support the wood innovations program may include: 1) Building components or systems that use large, panelized wood construction, including mass timber 2) Wood products derived from nanotechnology or other new technology processes 3) Other innovative wood products that use low-value, low-quality wood.
Projects should support one or more criteria: 1) Latest technology boiler controls or control systems. 2) Carried out in a location where markets are needed for the low value, low quality wood. 3) Carried out in a location with limited access to natural gas pipelines; 4) Include the use of or retrofitting (or both) of existing sawmill facilities located in a location where the average annual unemployment rate exceeded the national average unemployment rate by more than 1 percent during the previous calendar year; or carried out in a location where the project would aid with forest restoration.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $3.0 million | 10 |
| 2022 | $13.5 million | 19 |
| 2023 | $18.5 million | 20 |
| 2024 | $17.3 million | 21 |
| 2025 | $16.6 million | 21 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Wood Fibers Inc | Maryland | $2.0 million |
| Patrick Lumber Manufacturing LLC | Oregon | $2.0 million |
| Sterling Site Access Solutions LLC | Illinois | $2.0 million |
| MT. Bachelor LLC | Oregon | $1.6 million |
| Timberhp, Inc. | Maine | $1.5 million |
| Tech Woods USA, LLC | Montana | $1.3 million |
| Baillie Lumber Co LP | New York | $1.3 million |
| West Biofuels LLC | California | $1.2 million |
| Manthei Inc | Michigan | $1.1 million |
| Boise Cascade Company | Idaho | $1.1 million |
| Robbins Lumber, Inc. | Maine | $1.0 million |
| Continuum at North Conway LLC | Maine | $1.0 million |
| San Carlos Apache Tribal Council | Arizona | $1.0 million |
| Northstar Community Services District | California | $1.0 million |
| Bingaman & Son Lumber, Inc. | Pennsylvania | $1.0 million |
| Britton Lumber Company, LLC | New Hampshire | $1.0 million |
| Cumberland Cooperage LLC | Kentucky | $1.0 million |
| Smartlam NA Enterprises Us, LLC | Montana | $1.0 million |
| Sierra Institute for Community and Environment | California | $1.0 million |
| Wakefield Agricultural Carbon LLC | Georgia | $1.0 million |