Grants Update
Department of Agriculture
FY 2026 Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program
WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support shovel-ready projects to install a community wood energy system or build or expand an innovative wood product facility. These projects will directly support forest health and stimulate local economies by expanding renewable wood energy and innovative wood products manufacturing capacity. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants are not-for-profit organizations; local, state, and tribal governments; higher education institutions; businesses, companies, corporations (for profit); Indian tribes; and special purpose districts (e.g. public utilities districts, fire districts, school districts, conservation districts and ports).
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $15 million
WHEN IS IT DUE? April 22, 2026
Department of Agriculture
FY 2026 Wood Innovations Grant Program
WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program stimulates, expands, and supports U.S. wood products markets and wood energy markets to support the long-term management of National Forest System and other forest lands. National focus areas include mass timber, renewable wood energy, and technological development that supports hazardous fuel reduction and sustainable forest management. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants are for-profit entities, state and local governments, Indian tribes, not-for-profit organizations, higher education institutions, and special purpose districts (e.g. public utilities districts, fire districts, school districts, conservation districts and ports).
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $30 million
WHEN IS IT DUE? April 22, 2026
Department of Agriculture
FY 2026 Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance Program
WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides financial assistance to eligible entities to establish, reopen, retrofit, expand, or improve a sawmill or other wood-processing facility that will utilize byproducts from forest ecosystem restoration projects on federal or Tribal lands. Byproducts may include trees, logs, and woody biomass harvested through timber sales, thinning, hazardous fuels reduction treatments, or other management activities occurring in areas of high or very high need of ecosystem restoration at risk of unnaturally severe wildfire or insect/disease infestation and invest in surrounding communities. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants are for-profit entities, state and local governments, Indian tribes, not-for-profit organizations, higher education institutions, and special purpose districts (e.g. public utilities districts, fire districts, school districts, conservation districts and ports).
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $50 million
WHEN IS IT DUE? April 22, 2026
Department of Justice
FY 2025 Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center Integration Initiative
WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to address firearm-related crime through the establishment and expansion of Crime Gun Intelligence Centers (CGICs). This initiative is a partnership with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to assist local law enforcement in utilizing intelligence and technology, swiftly identifying crime guns and their sources, and effectively prosecuting perpetrators. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants are state, county, city or township, and special district governments; Native American Tribal governments; other units of local government; and state, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies, including prosecutors’ offices.
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $3 million
WHEN IS IT DUE? March 30, 2026 (Grants.gov); April 6, 2026 (JustGrants)
Department of Justice
FY 2025 Smart Reentry Demonstration Program
WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support state, local, and Tribal governments to implement comprehensive and collaborative reentry strategies to increase the likelihood of successful reentry for adults leaving prison, jail, or supervision, and establish or expand a program or service (“intervention”) to reduce recidivism. Interventions may address a variety of needs related to reentry as outlined in section 101, subsection (b) of the Second Chance Act. Click here for more information.
WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants are state, county, city or township, and special district governments; Native American Tribal governments; and other units of local government.
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4 million
WHEN IS IT DUE? March 19, 2026 (Grants.gov); March 26, 2026 (JustGrants)
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