USDA Forest Service Awards Wood Innovation Grants to Expand and Accelerate Wood Products Markets in 20 States
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The investment of federal funds will leverage over
"These Wood Innovation grants advance state-of-the-art solutions to reducing wildfire risk and making our forests healthier and more resilient," said
Previous grants supported successful blast testing (http://www.woodworks.org/wp-content/uploads/Blast-Testing-News-Update-Dec-12-2016.pdf) of cross-laminated timber (CLT) that directly resulted in the
This year the
Of the 34 projects funded in 2018, 28 focus upon expanding markets for wood products, and six seek to increase markets for wood energy. Some examples include utilizing small-diameter woody material in cross laminated timber (CLT) panels, addressing affordable housing in the northeast building market with mass timber, converting woody debris to renewable natural gas for transportation fuel, and using juniper biomass and biochar to filter heavy metals and manage storm water.
Since 2013 this funding has helped establish 22 Statewide Wood Energy Teams and eight Statewide Wood Utilization Teams that collectively expand and support wood energy and wood products markets. This year, two more Statewide Wood Utilization Teams will be established in
Recipients of the 2018 Wood Innovation grants are from
The mission of the
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