2021 Wood Innovations Grant Recipients
The Wood Innovations Grants Program, launched in 2015, stimulates and expands wood products and wood energy markets. Relevant legislation includes the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115- 334) and Rural Revitalization Technologies (7 U.S. Code [USC] 6601). National focus areas include mass timber, renewable wood energy, and technological development that supports fuel reduction and sustainable forest management.
(NEW) 2021 Wood Innovations and Community Wood Press Release
| Project | Organization | City, State | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Develop Engineered Timber Structural Frame Components for an Innovative Modular Building System. | Cold Climate Housing Research Center, Inc. | Fairbanks, AK | $235,006 |
| Wood Biomass District Heat Boiler Installation | City of Nenana | Nenana, AK | $167,745 |
| Alaska Affordable Housing Using Local Wood Resources | TKC Fish Wheel | Anchorage, AK | $167,201 |
| Advancement of Timber Panels as Structural Elements in Timber-Steel Composite Floor Systems | Auburn University | Auburn, AL | $237,172 |
| Housing Innovation Incubator to Develop Sustainable Affordable Mass Timber Housing in Rural Arkansas | University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR | $250,000 |
| Using Forest Biomass for Construction Blocks - BetRblok | The Center for Alternative Building Studies | Tempe, AZ | $99,765 |
| Stimulating the Production and Use of Biochar Through Carbon Markets | Climate Action Reserve | Los Angeles, CA | $113,417 |
| Valorizing Forest Waste for Cellulosic Ethanol Production | Aemetis Advanced Product Keyes, Inc | Cupertino, CA | $245,044 |
| Demonstration of a Cost-Effective Cross-laminated Timber Panel Capable of Resisting Defense Design Basis Threats – Phase I | Karagozian & Case, Inc. | Glendale, CA | $101,000 |
| Complete Installation, Employee Training, and Commissioning of a Small Industrial Sawmill | Kirk M. Ringgold | Auberry, CA | $250,000 |
| Upgrading a Biomass Power Plant to Allow for Biochar Production and Increased Throughput of Forest Biomass | Pacific Biochar Benefit Corp. | Santa Rosa, CA | $247,000 |
| Coordinate and Develop a U.S. Corporate Climate and Forest Products Strategy | Net Impact | Oakland, CA | $125,000 |
| Nanocellulose Dispersion Composite Techno-Economic Analysis for the Tire Industry | AVAPCO LLC | Thomaston, GA | $229,836 |
| Value-Added Uses for a Prolific Invasive Tree Species Featuring an Iconic Hawaiian Sport | The Albizia Project, LLC | Waialua, HI | $248,653 |
| Combining the New and the Old: First Use of Cross-laminated Timber in Hawaii and Preserving Local Woodworking Knowledge | Hawaii Dept of Land and Natural Resources | Honolulu, HI | $242,243 |
| Affordable Housing Development Using Mass Timber Construction | Junction Development Catalyst, LLC | West Des Moines, IA | $243,035 |
| Upgrade and Install Small Diameter Lumber Sorting System and Lumber Stacker | Evergreen Forest | Kooskia, ID | $250,000 |
| Replace a Conventional Rotary Drum Fiber Dryer to Increase Productivity. | American Wood Fibers | Lebanon, KY | $250,000 |
| Developing Priority Projects with the Maryland Wood Energy Team | Maryland Department of Natural Resources | Annapolis, MD | $249,869 |
| Optimization of a Pilot-scale Fiberboard Manufacturing Line Using Underutilized Forest Resources and/or Recycled Wood-Based Products | University of Maine | Orono, ME | $100,000 |
| Design and Engineering of Newberry Mass Timber Customer Service Center Project | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | Lansing, MI | $250,000 |
| Expanding Markets for Hazardous Fuel Balsam Fir via the Low-Carbon Economy | University of Minnesota Duluth | Duluth, MN | $187,246 |
| Expanding Markets for Timber Industrial Mats Manufactured from Hardwood Species and Cross-Laminated Timber | Mississippi State University | Starkville, MS | $206,125 |
| Fannye Cook Conservation Education Complex: Demonstrating the Many Benefits of Building with Wood | Wildlife Mississippi | Stoneville, MS | $250,000 |
| Expanding the Wood Product Market in Mississippi | Mississippi Forestry Association | Jackson, MS | $184,691 |
| The National Conservation Legacy Center: Utilizing and Showcasing Cross-Laminated Timber and Other Innovative Wood Products | National Museum of Forest Service History | Missoula, MT | $250,000 |
| Develop Tools for Success for Biochar Market Development | University of Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | $118,431 |
| Eastern Hemlock Cross-laminated Timber Certification and Demonstration Project | North East State Foresters Association | Concord, NH | $250,000 |
| Building Affordable Housing with Mass Timber | Sustainable Northwest | Portland, OR | $250,000 |
| Forest to Frame: An Architecture of Resilient Forestry | LEVER Architecture | Portland, OR | $100,000 |
| Seedlings to Shelters: Modular Mass Timber Affordable & Replacement Housing | Kaiser + Path | Portland, OR | $250,000 |
| Bulk Pellet Storage and Distribution to Stabilize Oregon's Institutional Biomass Heating Market | Wisewood Energy | Portland, OR | $250,000 |
| Demonstrate Mass Timber Cost-Effectiveness as Part of Mass Timber Office and Retail Development Project | Beam Construction & Management, LLC | Portland, OR | $230,000 |
| Shortstack Housing Mass Timber Housing Platform to Develop Prototype Replicable Affordable Housing | Shortstack Housing, LLC | Portland, OR | $235,000 |
| Expanding the Forest Resilience Bond to the Pacific Northwest: Innovative Financing for a Forest Service Restoration Project | Blue Forest Conservation | Medford, OR | $249,130 |
| Utilizing Hem-Fir Species in Pacific Northwest Cross-laminated Timber Manufacturing | DR Johnson Wood Innovations | Riddle, OR | $47,221 |
| Demonstrate Patented Technology to Decarbonize Wood Pellet Feedstock Resulting in CO2 Emission Reduction. | Lignetics, Inc. | Mifflintown, PA | $129,900 |
| Work with Local Partners to Strengthen Connections Between the Island’s Managed Forest Resources and its Artisan Network, Enhancing Local Wood-Processing Capacity | GreenWood | Carolina, PR | $249,942 |
| Generate Wood Energy Onsite from Sawmill Low-Value Waste Products | Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods, Inc. | Huntland, TN | $250,000 |
| Biomass Generation with Biochar for Island Energy Resilience | Orcas Power & Light Cooperative | Eastsound, WA | $72,835 |
| AKARI House - 18 Story Tall Timber Construction Using 2021 International Building Code | Clark Barnes PLLC | Seattle, WA | $250,000 |
| PRG 320 Certification for Ponderosa Pine and Hemlock White Fir | Vaagen Timbers LLC | Colville, WA | $250,000 |
| Cross-Laminated Timber Exterior Wall Testing to NFPA 285 Test Standard | Katerra, Inc | Spokane Valley, WA | $102,000 |
| Kretz Lumber Installation of a New Combined Heat & Power System | Kretz Lumber Company, Inc. | Antigo, WI | $250,000 |