United States Code
7 U.S.C. § 7655d
Wood innovation grant program
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- S 4779 A bill to support nutrition, farmers, the seafood industry, agricultural research, wood energy and innovation, and indigenous self-determ... Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Amends 7655d(b)(1), 7655d(c) · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 2183 Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2025 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 2517 Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2025 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 8467 Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 Amends 7655d(b)(1), 7655d(c) · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 5044 Timber Innovation for Building Rural Communities Act Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 4173 Advancing Automation Research and Development in Agriculture Act Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 4199 To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to establish and carry out a pilot program to use blockch... Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 2662 Timber Innovation for Building Rural Communities Act Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 2354 Improving Agriculture, Research, Cultivation, Timber, and Indigenous Commodities (ARCTIC) Act Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 2208 National Seafood Supply Act of 2023 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 1735 Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 2386 Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 5122 Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2021 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 2223 Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2021 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 2534 Climate Stewardship Act of 2021 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 1072 Climate Stewardship Act of 2021 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 4269 Climate Stewardship Act of 2019 Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
- S 2452 Climate Stewardship Act of 2019 Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
The law today
From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-121.
(a) Definitions In this section:
(1) Eligible entity The term “eligible entity” means—
(A) an individual;
(B) a public or private entity (including a center of excellence that consists of 1 or more partnerships between forestry, engineering, architecture, or business schools at 1 or more institutions of higher education); or
(C) a State, local, or Tribal government.
(2) Secretary
The term “Secretary” means the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
(b) Grant program (1) In general
The Secretary, in carrying out the wood innovation grant program of the Secretary described in the notice of the Secretary entitled “Request for Proposals: 2016 Wood Innovations Funding Opportunity” (80 Fed. Reg. 63498 (October 20, 2015)), may make a wood innovation grant to 1 or more eligible entities each year for the purpose of advancing the use of innovative wood products.
(2) Proposals
To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary a proposal at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
(c) Incentivizing use of existing milling capacity
In selecting among proposals of eligible entities under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall give priority to proposals that include the use or retrofitting (or both) of existing sawmill facilities located in counties in which the average annual unemployment rate exceeded the national average unemployment rate by more than 1 percent in the previous calendar year.
(d) Matching requirement
As a condition of receiving a grant under subsection (b), an eligible entity shall provide funds equal to the amount received by the eligible entity under the grant, to be derived from non-Federal sources.
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