On January 31st, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service announced it will offer $41 million through the 2023 Wood Innovations Grant and 2023 Community Wood Grant programs to spark innovation and create new markets for wood products and renewable wood energy. The Wood Innovations Grant Program makes funding available to expand traditional wood use projects, advance wood energy markets, and promote wood use in commercial building construction. The Community Wood Grant Program funds shovel-ready projects to install thermally led community wood energy systems or build innovated wood project facilities to support healthy forests and stimulate local economies by expanding renewable wood energy and innovated wood products manufacturing capacity.
The application deadline for both grant programs is Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 5 p.m. local time. Applications may be submitted via email to the Forest Service Regional Wood Innovations coordinator listed in the application instructions. More information is available at the Forest Service Wood Innovations website here.