January 22, 2024 – CAL FIRE officials report that they are continuing their commitment to California’s Forest health 
and resilience. CAL FIRE invites applications for business and workforce development projects. Offering $20 million in grant funding - CAL FIRE is looking for projects that emphasize climate action, resilient forests, carbon sequestration, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The deadline to apply is March 8, 2024.
Wood Products and Bioenergy
Maintaining and enhancing the wood products infrastructure of California to support healthy resilient forests along with the people and ecosystems that depend on them.
- CAL FIRE's Wood Products and Bioenergy team seeks to maintain and enhance the forest-sector workforce and businesses of California to promote healthy resilient forests throughout the state by supporting a diverse set of business development and workforce development projects.
- Eligible business development projects include facilities, operations, and professional services that support the restoration of healthy, resilient forests by offering improvements to the wood products industry.
- Eligible workforce development projects include universities, colleges, government and community organizations, and businesses that aim to increase workforce capacity in the fields of logging, fuels treatment, transportation, manufacturing, or other support services that bolster the development of a resilient forest sector workforce.
- Research and development projects related to both business and workforce development will also be considered.
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The Wood Products Team intends to maintain a continuously open solicitation for Business and Workforce Development Grants as funding availability allows.
Read more at: Our Grants at Work
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Source: CAL FIRE
