The attached link will take you to the CalFire Wood Products and Bioenergy Business and Workforce Development Grant Application page. The period for 3rd Quarter 2023 applications is currently open and will close October 1, 2023. This program is open to for profit businesses that engage in projects that support one of the four primary areas:
1. Business development, including solid wood and biomass processing and manufacturing, in-woods operations, and tree nurseries
2. Bioenergy business and workforce development, including forest bio-material power generation and biofuels for domestic use and export
3. Forest-related workforce development at all levels including in-woods, transportation, and manufacturing
4. Research and development that is ancillary to forest-related business and workforce development