Bill > HR5122

This bill, the Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2021, amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to improve assistance to community wood facilities. Key provisions include: expanding the definition of eligible projects from "woody biomass" to "primarily forest biomass"; increasing the maximum grant amount from $5 million to $5.5 million; broadening the scope of the program from "energy and wood innovation" to "facilities grant"; and increasing the federal cost-share from 25% to 50% for projects that expand forest products manufacturing. The bill also amends the Wood Innovations Grant Program to focus on expanding forest products manufacturing rather than retrofitting existing sawmills.