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Wood Education & Resource Center Grants Program Highlights

Learn about the USDA Forest Service’s annual competitive grants process, key project areas, monitoring procedures, and funded projects. Discover how the WERC supports hardwood industries, wood product businesses, forest health, and energy sustainability.

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Wood Education & Resource Center Grants Program Highlights

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  1. Project Highlights & Web SiteWood Education & Resource Center USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry Ed Cesa

  2. Provide an overview of the annual competitive grants process, project highlights and the WERC Web site

  3. Annual Competitive Grants ProgramTime Table • December 1st Formal announcement of Request for Proposals • February 1st Proposals due to WERC office • March 15th Proposals ranked and submitted to Director’s Office for formal approval • June 10th Formal agreements with grantees in place

  4. Annual Competitive Grants ProgramPriority Areas • Maintaining the economic competitiveness of hardwood industries. • Bringing information and technology to businesses emerging wood products businesses. - manufacturing & processing - marketing & business-related skills - urban wood utilization, utilization options to improve forest health & stewardship • Addressing global issues and assisting communities and industries facing threats from invasive species, such as the Emerald ash borer. • Increasing the use of woody biomass for domestic energy use.

  5. Annual Competitive Grants ProgramMonitoring & Follow-up • Focused on accountability • NA monitors: Rob Clark – DFO Al Steele – MFO Tom Dilley/Ed Cesa/Al Steele – SPFO Lew McCreery – Biomass-related projects Ed Cesa – keys projects that interact directly with WERC • Region 8 monitor: George Hernandez (was Dave Hoge)

  6. Annual Competitive Grants ProgramFinal reports on-line • Work closely with GAAM staff in regards to extensions, revise scope of works, annual performance reports, financial reports • Final reports are reviewed and approved by WERC staff - reviewed closely in regards to meeting grant objectives • Key objective is to have final reports on-line available to WERC customers.

  7. Annual Competitive Grants ProgramFunded Projects Forest Service Cooperator Fiscal Year # of Projects Funding Funding 2005 40 $2,704 $2,809 2006 34 1,711 2,898 2007 24 1,601 1,998 2008 23 1,517 2,162 121 $7,533 $9,867

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