Wood & Biomass Utilization
What is the Wood & Biomass Utilization Program?
Scalable, sustainable markets for wood and biomass are needed to support forest management and restoration activities across all forest lands in California, Hawaiʻi, and the United States Affiliated Pacific Islands. The goal of the Region 5 Wood and Biomass Utilization Program is to help retain and expand competitive and resilient wood products markets to help accomplish forest restoration objectives, support local communities with jobs and economic value, and create useful products from woody material through grant funding, technical assistance, and collaborations with researchers, industry, state agencies, non-profits, and other partners.
Our Work
Procuring Wood from California’s National Forests
Forest Service management activities are expected to produce millions of tons of woody biomass that could be available for use in wood products and energy production. This guide is meant to help potential users of forest biomass navigate the procurement process.
Wood Innovations Program Grants
The Wood Innovations, Community Wood, and Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance Grant Programs help build markets, support efficient processing, and strengthen our critical wood products infrastructure.
Wood Processing Facilities Database
In partnership with UC Berkeley and CAL FIRE, we support the California Wood Processing and Bioenergy Facilities Database, which provides an up-to date information about existing wood processing facilities in California.
Partners
Wood and biomass utilization projects often need multiple sources of funding and support to succeed. Our partners have many useful resources to share including grant and loan funding opportunities, innovative research, and technical assistance on woody biomass utilization.
CAL FIRE Wood Products and Bioenergy Program
The Joint Institute for Wood Products Innovation
University of California Woody Biomass Utilization Hawaiʻi Wood Utilization Team
Resources
To keep you in the know, here are some resources about:
National resources including RFPs and applications for funding, stories featuring previously awarded grants, links to R&D and national contact lists, and a database of previously funded wood innovations projects can be found at the National Wood Innovations Homepage.
For more information about grant proposals and grant management, please visit our Funding page.