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USFS Wood Innovations Grant Webinar: 12/10
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Join the UC Biomass Utilization Group for an informational webinar on the 2015 Wood Innovations Program. This program seeks proposals to expand and accelerate wood energy and wood products markets throughout the United States to support forest management needs in National Forest System and other forest lands.
Speakers
- Julie Tucker is the National Lead for Renewable Wood Energy and is based at the US Forest Service's Washington D.C. office.
- Larry Swan is the Woody Biomass and Utilization Specialist for USFS State and Private Forestry at the Region 5 office in Vallejo.
Larry and Julie will be giving short presentations followed by a Q & A session for applicants.
Wood Innovations Grant Program
The Wood Innovations Grant Program has been previously known as the Woody Biomass Utilization Grant Program and the Wood-to-Energy Grant Program. The scope of the program has expanded this year to include wood products as well as energy along with the range of projects in last years Wood-to-Energy Grant Program.
The Forest Service plans to award approximately $5 million under this announcement. The maximum for each award is generally $250,000; however, the Forest Service may consider awarding more than $250,000 to a proposal that shows far reaching or significant impact. Additional information on application requirements, eligibility, and prerequisites for consideration are available at www.na.fs.fed.us/werc/ and www.grants.gov.
Proposal submission deadline is: Friday, January 23, 2015 at 11:59 p.m.
Meeting Information:
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2014 Wood-to-Energy Grant Program Announced! DEADLINE:June 3, 2014
Key Dates:Application Due Date: Approximate Date for Announcement of Results: Award Date (completion of award package): |
The U.S. Forest Service has opened requests for proposals under the 2014 Wood-To-Energy Grant Program (a.k.a W2E, Woody Biomass Utilization Grant). See RFP Here.
Please note that this is a dual announcement and only the Wood-to-Energy portion is eligible to California as the state successfully obtained a grant for a statewide grant last year and cannot apply again.
This program will assist applicants with the engineering design work needed to apply for public or private loans assisting with the construction and long-term financing of wood energy facilities that rely in part on hazardous fuels removed from national forests.
The UC Berkeley Woody Biomass Group will also be scheduling a webinar in the coming weeks to help explain application guidelines and evaluation criteria. Announcement to follow. However, DO NOT WAIT for the webinar to begin your application and START on your application as soon as possible.
Key contacts for potential applicants are:
Dr. Peter Tittmann UC Woody Biomass Utilization Group pwt@berkeley.edu (510) 665-3518 |
Larry Swan USFS Region 5 Utilization/Biomass Coordinator lswan01@fs.fed.us (707) 562-8917 |
For more information, please visit the Wood Education and Resource Center and see the USDA announcement. Applications may be submitted through www.grants.gov. Application restrictions and deadlines are outlined in the Federal Register notice.
2011 WBUG Grant Update
All Grant information workshops have been postponed as there is still no news on the status of the 2011 Forest Service Woody Biomass Utilization Grant program http://bit.ly/bFJhW4.