2011 Woody Biomass Utilization Grant

To address the goals of Public Law 110-234, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, Rural Revitalization Technologies (7 U.S.C.

6601), and the anticipated Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act of 2011, the agency is requesting proposals to address

the nationwide challenge of using low-value woody biomass material to create renewable energy.

Goals of the grant program are:• Promote projects that target and help remove economic and market barriers to using woody biomass for renewable energy.• Assist projects that produce renewable energy from woody biomass.• Reduce forest management costs by increasing the value of biomass and other forest products generated from hazardous fuels reduction and forest health activities on forested lands.

• Create incentives and/or reduce business risk to increase use of woody biomass from our nation’s forestlands for renewable energy projects.

Related Programs

Forest Products Lab: Technology Marketing Unit (TMU)

Department of Agriculture


Agency: Department of Agriculture

Office: Forest Service

Estimated Funding: $3,700,000


Who's Eligible


Relevant Nonprofit Program Categories





Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Federal Register Notice

Additional Information of Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are businesses, companies, corporations, state, local and tribal governments, school districts, communities, non-profit organizations, or special purpose districts (e.g., public utilities districts, fire districts, conservation districts, or ports).

Only one application per business or organization shall be accepted.



Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-30974.pdf

Contact:
Susan LeVan-GreenProgram ManagerPhone 608-231-9518

Agency Email Description:
slevan@fs.fed.us

Agency Email:
slevan@fs.fed.us

Date Posted:
2010-12-08

Application Due Date:
2011-03-01

Archive Date:
2011-03-31


Ganesh Natarajan is the Founder and Chairman of 5FWorld, a new platform for funding and developing start-ups, social enterprises and the skills eco-system in India. In the past two decades, he has built two of India’s high-growth software services companies – Aptech and Zensar – almost from scratch to global success.






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