2026 Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance Program Funding Opportunity
Summary
The USDA Forest Service announces the 2026 Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance Program, providing financial assistance from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to facilities that process timber and biomass byproducts from ecosystem restoration projects on federal and Tribal lands. Eligible applicants include for-profit entities, state and local governments, Indian Tribes, nonprofits, and institutions of higher education. Facilities must procure approximately 50% of raw materials from federal or Tribal lands in areas at risk of wildfire, insect, or disease infestation.
What changed
The USDA Forest Service published a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the 2026 Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance Program under Assistance Listing 10.725. The program provides financial assistance to entities seeking to establish, reopen, retrofit, expand, or improve sawmills or wood-processing/energy facilities that utilize timber and biomass byproducts from ecological restoration projects on federal or Tribal lands identified as high-risk for fire, insect, or disease. Eligible applicants include for-profit entities, state and local governments, Indian Tribes, school districts, communities, nonprofits, institutions of higher education, and special purpose districts. To qualify, project facilities must be in close proximity to and procure approximately 50% of raw materials from federal or Tribal lands.
Affected parties seeking funding should review the application requirements, including the requirement to describe how facility investments will reduce the cost or increase revenue of ecological restoration projects through market opportunities for restoration byproducts. Applicants may access the application form, NOFO instructions, factsheet, and pre-application webinar through the provided links. Questions should be directed to Jeff High, Wood Innovations Specialist, at sm.fs.wood.innovations@usda.gov.
What to do next
- Review the NOFO instructions and application form
- Submit application by the posted deadline
- Contact Jeff High at sm.fs.wood.innovations@usda.gov for program information
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2026 Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance Program
Agency: Forest Service
Assistance Listings: 10.725 -- Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration
Last Updated: March 12, 2026 View version history on Grants.gov
Description
The USDA Forest Service is announcing funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to provide financial assistance to facilities that procure and process byproducts (timber and biomass) generated from ecosystem restoration/forest management projects in areas at risk of unnaturally severe wildfire or insect or disease infestation. The intent of this funding is to substantially decrease the cost (increase revenue) of restoration/forest management projects on federal and Tribal lands through targeted facility investment outcomes that increase market opportunities and value of byproducts (timber and biomass) produced from these projects.
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Funding priority for financial assistance is to entities seeking to establish, reopen, retrofit, expand, or improve a sawmill or other wood-processing or energy facility that utilizes byproducts (timber and biomass) generated from projects (i.e. timber sales, stewardship contracts, or stewardship agreements) on federal or Tribal lands identified as at risk for fire, insect, or disease and a high priority for ecological restoration. To be eligible for funding, the project facility must be in close proximity to and procure a substantial quantity (approximately 50%) of raw materials from federal or Tribal lands. Successful applicants will describe how facility investment outcomes will reduce the cost (increase revenue) of ecological restoration/land management projects on Federal or Tribal lands through market opportunities for restoration byproducts (timber and biomass) generated by these projects.
***NOTE: The link to the National Insect and Disease Risk Map in the Application Form is now working correctly. Check the box "I wish to proceed to the 2012 data" to see the correct map. Recommend to revisit if you used a map that did not show "Proportion of Treed Area at Risk by Watershed" after turning on the legend.* ****
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Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
For-profit entities, state and local governments, Indian Tribes, school districts, communities, not-for-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, special purpose districts (e.g., public utilities districts, fire districts, conservation districts, and ports)
Grantor contact information
Description
Jeff High
Wood Innovations Specialist
Wood Innovations Program Email
sm.fs.wood.innovations@usda.gov
Documents
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| File name | Description | Last updated |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FS-1500-0049FinalWPIAApplicationForm.pdf | FY26 WPIA Application Form (FS-1500-0049) | Feb 17, 2026 07:25 PM UTC |
| FY26FSWPIANOFOFINAL.docx | FY26 WPIA NOFO Instructions | Mar 20, 2026 07:45 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
Closing: April 22, 2026
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Award
$--
Program Funding
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Expected awards
$50,000
Award Minimum
$2,000,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
USDA-FS-WPIA-2026
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
-- Category of Funding Activity:
Natural resources
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
19
Posted date:
February 18, 2026
Archive date:
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