Sponsored By: Senator Jeanne Shaheen
Introduced
Expands federal grants to build and modernize community wood and forest-products facilities. Would broaden program scope, increase grant size and project capacity, and require a higher recipient match to prioritize construction and manufacturing over energy-only sawmill retrofits.
*Would increase authorized federal funding for these grant programs to $50.0 million per year through 2030 and shift more costs to recipients via a 50 percent match.*
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If enacted, this would refocus and expand Federal grants for community wood and forest-products facilities. It would broaden eligible projects to include construction, use, or retrofitting for forest products manufacturing. Grants could not exceed $5,000,000 each. The program would be funded at $50 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030. The program cap would increase from 35 to 50 projects and allowed project size would rise to up to 15 megawatts of thermal energy. Applicants would have to provide a 50% match. Grant awards would also consider market competitiveness alongside cost effectiveness. The related Wood Innovations program would be refocused on manufacturing and a statutory formula would be changed to include "50 percent of" the amount.
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Jeanne Shaheen
NH • D
Susan Collins
ME • R
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Mark Kelly
AZ • D
Sponsored 6/26/2025
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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