The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is soliciting applications for California business and workforce development projects that support healthy, resilient forests and the people and ecosystems that depend on them.
Competitive projects will also sequester carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Applications will be accepted until midnight on April 25th, 2025, via the Wood Products and Bioenergy webpage. A total of $5 million in grant funding is available.
CAL FIRE’s Wood Products & Bioenergy Program supports the creation of a robust and diversified wood products industry to facilitate the economic and sustainable management of California’s forests.
These grants help make California a more competitive place to conduct forest-sector business and create financial incentives for industries to invest in clean technologies, develop innovative ways to process wood products, and support the growth of a strong forest-sector workforce.
Since 2022, the program has provided over $80 million in grant funding for 94 projects.
