Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program
Department Of Agriculture, Forest Service
Provide assistance to supplement the capital costs for: 1) Installing a wood energy system that utilizes wood and wood biomass (including residuals) as the primary fuels source. 2) Building an innovative wood products facility which can include the facility, equipment, and/or equipment systems. Projects that support the wood energy program may include: 1) Single facility central heating systems. 2) District heating systems that service several buildings. 3) Combined hea
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Helps businesses in areas with limited wood markets pay for wood energy projects and innovative wood product facilities.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Competitive grant funding and technical assistance for projects that develop innovative wood products, increase wood use in commercial/residential construction, expand wood energy systems, and modernize or increase the capacity of wood products manufacturing facilities. This includes funding for thermally led community wood energy systems, innovative wood product manufacturing facilities, and support for facilities processing byproducts of ecosystem restoration projects. Technical assistance is provided for facility/equipment improvements, operations, market opportunities, and long-term planning.
Who Is Eligible?
Business Size: small, medium, large
Industries: forest products, wood energy, wood construction, wood processing
Region: United States
Demographics: tribal communities
Other Criteria: private businesses, for-profit organizations, non-profit organizations, state and local governments, institutions of higher education, public utility districts, fire districts, conservation districts, school districts, active System for Award Management (SAM) registration required, active Grants.gov account required, projects focused on advancing innovative wood uses, projects expanding wood-based construction, projects growing U.S. wood energy markets, projects increasing forest product processing capacity, emphasis on assisting sawmills in economically challenged areas, emphasis on areas with unnaturally severe high fire or insect/disease infestation needing ecological restoration
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Visit Grants.gov to apply for financial assistance.
- Ensure you have an active System for Award Management (SAM) registration.
- Create a Grants.gov account if you do not have one.
- Submit your application before the deadline.
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.grants.gov
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- April 22, 2026Application Deadline
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- costs to install thermally led community wood energy systems
- costs to build innovative wood product manufacturing facilities
- 💳Payment Model
- mixed
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- $2.5 million minimum
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- private sector match
- 📚Stacking Rules
- Cumulative government assistance is allowed.
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- Documentation of matching funds is required.
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- Progress Report
- Final Accomplishment Report
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards in a fiscal year
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Acknowledgment of federal funding required
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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FAQFrequently Asked Questions
This program is available to small, medium, large businesses in forest products, wood energy, wood construction industries located in United States.
Contact the program administrator for funding details.
The application deadline is April 22, 2026.
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