Wood Innovations

The summary for the Wood Innovations grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Forest Service, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Wood Innovations: OVERVIEW INFORMATION

Catalog of Domestic Assistance Number is 10.674
Program name is Wood Utilization Assistance

Important Dates:
October 27, 2014 Issuance of Request for Proposals
January 23, 2015 Proposal submission deadline

Synopsis of Funding Opportunity
The U.S. Forest Service (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.

This Request for Proposals focuses on the following priorities:
• Reduce hazardous fuels and improve forest health on National Forest System and other forest lands.
• Reduce costs of forest management on all land types.
• Promote economic and environmental health of communities.

Funding will be awarded in two separate grant categories:
GRANT CATEGORY 1: EXPANSION OF WOOD ENERGY MARKETS
The intent of this category is to stimulate, expand, or support wood energy markets that depend on forest residues or forest byproducts generated from all land types. Preference will be given to projects that make use of low-value wood generated from National Forest System and other forest lands with high wildfire risk.
Subcategories include:
1. Statewide Wood Energy Teams
2. Wood Energy Projects
3. Wood Energy Markets

GRANT CATEGORY 2: EXPANSION OF WOOD PRODUCTS MARKETS
The intent of this category is to promote markets that create or expand the demand for non-energy based wood products. Preference will be given to projects that support commercial building markets or other markets that use existing or innovative wood products. Wood energy projects will not be considered under this category because those projects can apply for funding under Grant Category 1.

Completed electronic applications are due to the Regional Biomass Coordinator designated for your Forest Service region by 11:59 p.m. on January 23, 2015.

Each submittal must consist of two separate PDF files, as follows:
1. Proposal narrative and appendixes (Wood Innovations Application Parts 1 and 2)
2. Financial Forms (Wood Innovations Application Part 3)

Searchable format PDF files are preferred.

For more details, visit http://www.na.fs.fed.us/werc/ and click on the link to the 2015 Wood Innovations Grant Program. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service at 800–877–8339 24 hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays.