FOREST ECONOMY PROGRAM

About this funding opportunity

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NBRC's Forest Economy Program is designed to support state-identified development plans for the regional forest economy and to assist in the industry’s evolution to include new technologies and viable business models.

The purpose of this program is to support the forest-based economy, and to assist in the industry’s evolution to include new technologies and viable business models across the 4-state NBRC region.

Successful projects support a broad range of forest-based economy initiatives such as, but not limited to, public infrastructure projects that directly support the forest industry; community development projects that support the diversified use of forest for economic activity; workforce training and development projects for the purpose of building the skills and recruiting and retaining the workforce needed for forest businesses; and marketing, communication and education projects that are paired with a public infrastructure, community development or workforce training or development project. Basic research projects will not be considered. Preference will be given to applied research and demonstration projects that demonstrate a strong connection to industry.

FEP will give preference to proposals that: Invest in the development and commercialization of technologies that create and grow new markets for low-grade forest harvest residuals. Invest in workforce recruitment, development, and training to increase job placement across the forest product continuum. Help to sustain and grow existing forest industry businesses and operations, such as through technical assistance. Aid in the revitalization of rural communities through the diversified use of northern border forests for economic activity to include wood products and advanced materials manufacturing, as well as for other economic activity that utilizes northern border forests sustainably for the production of wood products and advanced materials manufacturing.

Leverage existing (or, in some cases, new) partnerships to impact multiple counties, states and/or the entire NBRC region, and/or have the potential to do so.

Topic areas: Agriculture and Food, Circular Economy and Sustainability, Public Policy and Governance, Advanced Manufacturing and Industry, Energy and Environment.

Funding amount

This grant provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; there is no single fixed deadline.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Not specified by the program.

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

FOREST ECONOMY PROGRAM is administered by Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC), listed via Northern Border Regional Commission.