AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Request for proposals.
SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service, State and Private Forestry,
Technology Marketing Unit, located at the Forest Products Laboratory,
requests proposals for forest product projects that increase the use of
woody biomass from National Forest System lands. The woody biomass
utilization grant program is intended to help improve forest
restoration activities by using and creating markets for small-diameter
material and low-valued trees removed from forest restoration
activities, such as reducing hazardous fuels, handling insect and
diseased conditions, or treating forest lands impacted by catastrophic
weather events. These funds are targeted to help communities,
entrepreneurs, and others turn residues from forest restoration
activities into marketable forest products and/or energy products.
DATES: Pre-application Postmark Deadline: November 7, 2008. Full
application Postmark Deadline: February 13, 2009.
ADDRESSES: All pre- and full-application packages must be sent to the
following address: ATTN: Patricia Brumm, Grants and Agreements
Specialist, Forest Products Laboratory, One Gifford Pinchot Drive,
Madison, WI 53726-2398. Detailed information regarding what to include
in the pre- and full-application, definitions of terms, eligibility and
Federal restrictions are available at http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/tmu
(under Woody Biomass Grants), and at http://www.grants.gov). Paper
copies of the information are also available by contacting the USDA
Forest Service, S&PF Technology Marketing Unit, One Gifford Pinchot
Dr., Madison, Wisconsin 53726-2398, 608-231-9504.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions regarding the grant
application or administrative regulations, contact Patricia Brumm,
Grants and Agreements Specialist, 608-231-9298, pbrumm@fs.fed.us; for
program and technical questions, contact Susan LeVan, Program Manager,
608-231-9504, slevan@fs.fed.us.
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-21112.htm
