(FOA)-USDA/FS
- 2020 Wood Innovations Funding Opportunity (USDA-FS-WERC-2020); January 15,
2020
Agency
US
Department of Agriculture - Forest
Service (FS)
Description
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, other necessary wood products infrastructure, 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-2020
Closing
Date:
January
15, 2020
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=322587
Contact
Information
Melissa
Jenkins
703-605-5346