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"Joint Institute for Wood Products Innovation Grant, FY 2025-2026" is currently closed and not accepting applications.
Joint Institute for Wood Products Innovation Grant, FY 2025-2026 is sponsored by California Board of Forestry. Supports innovative wood and biomass products, bioenergy, workforce housing, and workforce development in California.
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Joint Institute for Wood Products Innovation Grant, FY 2025-2026 - California Grants Portal This grant supports increasing the pace & scale of CA's sustainable forest restoration activities. Grant projects must (directly or indirectly) contribute to long-term forest ecosystem sustainability; forest health; carbon storage; & wood products, biofuels, or bioenergy. For more information, see the Grant Guidelines.
Activities eligible for funding include research and development activities that support innovative wood and biomass products, bioenergy, workforce housing, and workforce development.
Examples of potential topics include: Feasibility analyses; Permitting strategies; Feedstock supply studies; Engineering; Technology development; Market analyses; Handbooks/user guides to increase market or regulatory understanding and awareness; Design and development of new wood, biomass, or bioenergy products; Research into new applications for existing wood, biomass, or bioenergy products; Testing for regulatory compliance/performance; Affordable workforce housing design solutions in communities with economies heavily dependent on a forested landscape or forest-based activities; Software development related to wood, biomass, and bioenergy products; Assessing Institute or other significantly funded public pilot project outcomes related to Institute goals; Addressing workforce technical needs Preferred Projects are projects that the Institute has identified as current needs in advancing wood and biomass utilization in the State.
Proposals incorporating preferred projects may receive additional consideration. For more information, see the Grant Guidelines.
Eligible Applicants Entities or organizations will be considered who have either demonstrated accomplishments related to the purpose of the Institute or have clear and credible potential to expand and support wood, innovative wood, and biomass utilization of products resulting from sustainable forest restoration, fire salvage, and tree mortality recovery activities in California. For more information, see the Grant Guidelines.
Matching Funding Requirement: Greater consideration may be given to proposals with match funding, including in-kind contributions. For more information, see the Grant Guidelines. The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker.
Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight. Expected award announcement The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant. The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
Total estimated available funding The total projected dollar amount of the grant. Expected number of awards A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given.
Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display. Estimated amount per award Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts.
Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display. Letter of Intent Required? Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
Requires Matched Funding? Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source. Depending upon the 2025-2026 FY budget, up to $450,000 in total may be available for Joint Institute for Wood Products Innovation Grants.
The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number. The Joint Institute for Wood Products Innovation is funded through the Timber Yield Tax.
The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly). See the Grant Guidelines for information.
State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying. For questions about this grant, contact: Katie Harrell, 1-916-698-1035, katie. harrell@bof.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Research and development activities supporting wood and biomass products, bioenergy, workforce housing, and workforce development. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The published deadline was August 8, 2025, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Joint Institute for Wood Products Innovation Grant, FY 2025-2026 is funded by California Board of Forestry. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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