A USDA press release from last week finally makes the announcement that $4.2 million in grants has been awarded to 17 small businesses and community groups across the country.  Five of the beneficiaries are California companies who did an excellent job of putting together high quality projects.  The recipients were chosen from 109 applications.

The Forest Service's State and Private Forestry, Technology Marketing Unit, at the Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, administers the program.

The successful projects are listed below.  Check back soon to see a map of where they are located and details on the 2010 program. 

Rover Shavings & Post, Inc, Rover, AR - $250,000

Pure Wood Products, LLC, Pinetop, AZ - $250,000

California Wood Shavings, Inc, Jamestown, CA - $249,550

CLT Logging, Inc, Grenada, CA - $250,000

Franklin Logging, Inc, Bella Vista, CA - $250,000

Scott Dunn Logging, Fortuna, CA - $250,000

Trinity River Lumber Company, Weaverville, CA - $250,000

Independent Log Company, Alamosa, CO - $250,000

Intermountain Resources, LLC, Montrose, CO - $250,000

Rogue Resources, Inc./More Lumber, Milner, CO - $250,000

Idaho Forest Group, LLC, Athol, ID - $250,000

Eagle Stud Mill, Inc, Missoula, MT - $250,000

Eureka Pellet Mills, Inc, Missoula, MT - $250,000

Southwest Piñon, Inc, Datil, NM - $250,000

Community Smallwood Solutions, Wallowa, OR - $249,819

Marubeni Sustainable Energy, Lakeview, OR - $250,000

Olson Brothers Enterprises, LLC, Crivitz, WI - $250,000