USDA awards funds to promote use of wood in Arkansas – Newton County Times (subscription)

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell today announced over $ 8.5 million to expand and accelerate technologies and strategies that promote the use of wood in commercial construction, heat and power generation, and other wood product innovations that also benefit forest health. Federal funds will leverage more than $ 18 million in investments from 42 business, university, nonprofit and Tribal partners in 19 states, for a total investment of $ 27 million.

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