(FOA)-USDA/FS - 2019 Wood Innovations Funding Opportunity (USDA-FS-WERC-2019); January 23, 2019

 

Agency

US Department of Agriculture - Forest Service

 

Description

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through the Forest Service (FS) announced the 2019 Wood Innovations Funding Opportunity, USDA-FS-WERC-2019.  The U.S. 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 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 final stages of commercial construction projects that use wood as a primary building material; and later stages of wood energy project development to secure financing. Early phase project development proposals will not be competitive.
  2. Developing manufacturing capacity and markets for wood products that support forest ecosystem restoration.
  3. Showcasing quantifiable environmental and economic benefits of using wood as a green 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.

 

Announcement Number

USDA-FS-WERC-2019

 

Closing Date

January 23, 2019.

 

Link to Full Announcement

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=309792

 

Contact Information

Edward Cesa

ecesa@fs.fed.us

(304)-285-1530