Bill > HR2517

This bill, known as the Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2025, proposes several significant changes to existing federal legislation supporting wood and forest product facilities. The bill expands and modifies the Community Wood Facilities Grant Program by increasing the maximum grant amount from $1.5 million to $5 million, raising the federal cost-share from 35% to 50%, and expanding the scope of eligible projects to focus more on forest biomass processing and manufacturing. The legislation also increases the thermal energy capacity limit from 5 to 15 megawatts and increases authorized funding from $25 million to $50 million annually for fiscal years 2026-2030. Additionally, the bill amends the Wood Innovations Grant Program to broaden the definition of eligible projects, now including construction, use, and retrofitting of forest products manufacturing facilities, and adjusting the federal cost-share to 50%. These changes aim to provide more robust financial support and flexibility for community wood and forest product facilities, potentially helping to modernize infrastructure and improve market competitiveness in the forestry and wood manufacturing sectors.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2517/all-info