Opportunity ID: 322587

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-FS-WERC-2020
Funding Opportunity Title: 2020 Wood Innovations Funding Opportunity
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Natural Resources
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 30
Assistance Listings: 10.674 — Wood Utilization Assistance
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 3
Posted Date: Nov 19, 2019
Last Updated Date: Dec 04, 2019
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jan 15, 2020
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 15, 2020
Archive Date: Mar 27, 2020
Estimated Total Program Funding: $8,000,000
Award Ceiling: $250,000
Award Floor: $10,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants are for-profit entities; State, local, and Tribal governments; school districts; communities; not-for-profit organizations; institutions of higher education; and special purpose districts (e.g., public utilities districts, fire districts, conservation districts, and ports).

Additional Information

Agency Name: Forest Service
Description:

Agency Name:Forest Service

Description: Overview Information

Catalog of Domestic Assistance number is 10.674

Program name is Wood Utilization Assistance 

Important Dates: 

October 22, 2019                             Issuance of Request for Proposals

January 15, 2020                            Proposal submission deadline

May 1, 2020                                     Approximate date for the U.S. Forest Service to notify applicants of results

August 1, 2020                                Approximate date of award

 

Synopsis of Funding Opportunity

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 later stages of commercial construction projects that use wood as a primary building material and in the 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 sustainable 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. Current teams are found on this map.

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.

 

Instructions and Application

Additional details, including the application and instructions, can be viewed and downloaded at the Wood Innovations Home page.

Link to Additional Information: 2020 Wood Innovations Home page
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Melissa Jenkins USDA Forest Service, Wood Innovations,

Phone 703-605-5346
Email:melissa.l.jenkins@usda.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Removed highlights, updated email. Dec 04, 2019

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-FS-WERC-2020
Funding Opportunity Title: 2020 Wood Innovations Funding Opportunity
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Natural Resources
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 30
Assistance Listings: 10.674 — Wood Utilization Assistance
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 3
Posted Date: Nov 19, 2019
Last Updated Date: Dec 04, 2019
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jan 15, 2020
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 15, 2020
Archive Date: Mar 27, 2020
Estimated Total Program Funding: $8,000,000
Award Ceiling: $250,000
Award Floor: $10,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants are for-profit entities; State, local, and Tribal governments; school districts; communities; not-for-profit organizations; institutions of higher education; and special purpose districts (e.g., public utilities districts, fire districts, conservation districts, and ports).

Additional Information

Agency Name: Forest Service
Description:

Agency Name:Forest Service

Description: Overview Information

Catalog of Domestic Assistance number is 10.674

Program name is Wood Utilization Assistance 

Important Dates: 

October 22, 2019                             Issuance of Request for Proposals

January 15, 2020                            Proposal submission deadline

May 1, 2020                                     Approximate date for the U.S. Forest Service to notify applicants of results

August 1, 2020                                Approximate date of award

 

Synopsis of Funding Opportunity

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 later stages of commercial construction projects that use wood as a primary building material and in the 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 sustainable 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. Current teams are found on this map.

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.

 

Instructions and Application

Additional details, including the application and instructions, can be viewed and downloaded at the Wood Innovations Home page.

Link to Additional Information: 2020 Wood Innovations Home page
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Melissa Jenkins USDA Forest Service, Wood Innovations,

Phone 703-605-5346
Email:melissa.l.jenkins@usda.gov

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