Posts Tagged: Funding Assistance
2015 Wood Innovations Funding Open for Proposals
The Wood Innovation Funding Opportunity is the newest incarnation of the Woody Biomass Utilization Grant and Wood-to-Energy Programs. The Forest Service plans to award approximately $5 million under this announcement. The maximum for each award is $250,000 with potential for more if the proposal demonstrates far reaching or significant impacts. A minimum 35% match from non-Federal sources is required to qualify for this proposal.
Important Dates:
Pre-application Webinar: | November 5, 2014, 1:00 pm EST (Link Here) |
Region 5 Webinar: |
Early December, TBA (register for email notification) |
Application Deadline: | Friday January 23, 2015, 11:59 pm |
The Wood Innovations Funding Opportunity is focused on, but not restricted to two main project categories:
- Expansion of wood energy markets that depend on forest residues or byproducts. These project types include State Wood Energy Teams, Wood Energy Projects, and Wood Energy Markets.
- Expansion of wood products markets for commercial building and innovative wood product.
Full details of examples of each category and sub-category are given in the Federal Register. They do not represent an exhaustive list and serve to provide a sense of the types of projects being considered.
Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants are for-profit entities; State, local, and Tribal governments; school districts; communities; not-for-profit organizations; or special purpose districts (e.g., public utilities districts, fire districts, conservation districts, or ports).
Additional application information can be found at the WERC and at Grants.gov. Technical questions regarding Federal Register language and intent should be directed to your Regional Biomass Coordinator.
Larry Swan, Forest Service, lswan01@fs.fed.us, (707) 562-8917 is the Forest Service Region 5 (CA, HI, Guam, and Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands) coordinator.
Click Here for the 2015 Wood Innovations Funding Opportunity Register Announcement.
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BCAP Approved facilities and W2E Grant Recipients Announced!
Wood-to-Energy Updates
On July 15, 2014, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $1.25 million in awards for nine wood energy projects nationwide through the 2014 Wood to Energy Grant Program (W2E). Two of the recipients are here in California and will receive total of $346,000. Projects funded under the 2014 W2E are:
- BVP Property, LLC for the Big Valley Lumber and Cogeneration Facility
- The Watershed Research and Training Center for a System Impact Study in the North Fork and Wilseyville CHP Projects. This System Impact Study will help with the interconnection development phase for two SB1122 projects.
Read the USFS W2E Announcement Here
BCAP Updates
Also in the news, 36 energy facilities in 14 states have been selected to as approved facilities for the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP). The program provides payments to landowners producing forestry or agriculture used in energy production. Thirteen of these facilities are in California. Starting July 28, 2013, biomass supplied to these facilities may qualify for BCAP delivery assistance. NOTE: This leaves a short window to apply for funding assistance before the deadline on SEPTEMBER 26, 2014. ALSO NOTE: Forest biomass is only eligible for payments under the BCAP program if it is sourced from land owned by the US Government (USDA, BLM, DOD, etc.). For interested biomass producers, the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA), will begin accepting applications between JULY 28 and AUGUST 25 for match funding on biomass fuel before SEPTEMBER 26, 2014. |
See the list of approved facilities in California below:
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