"Hearing that we got the USFS grants was quite exciting. Thank you, Beck Group, for all of your help. What a ride that was down to the last minute!"
- Katie Heck, Controller
Vaagen Bros. Lumber, Inc.
GRANT WRITING ASSISTANCE
The Beck Group assists clients in the preparation of grant proposals. Many forest products businesses can qualify for grants that provide funds to help in project planning, equipment purchases, engineering, and more. Our familiarity with key forest products-related grant programs and forest products manufacturing allows us to design efficient proposals that get results.
CASE STUDIES
Grant Proposal Assistance—In late 2023, The Beck Group helped Stillwater Post & Pole in Olney, Montana successfully apply for grant funding through a U.S. Forest Service grant programs. Stillwater Post & Pole was awarded a $1.0 million Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance for planning and engineering costs related to a major capital improvement project that will significantly increase the plant’s productivity.
Our knowledge and experience in the forest products manufacturing sector is invaluable in helping clients present the best possible version of their grant proposal. Stillwater Post & Pole experienced a win/win outcome by partnering with the USFS’s goal of improved timber utilization in order to modernize their facilities.
Grant Proposal Assistance—In late 2023, The Beck Group helped Vaagen Brothers sawmill in Colville, Washington successfully apply for grant funding through various U.S. Forest Service grant programs. Vaagen was awarded a Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance Grant and a Wood Products Innovation Grant totaling $1.3 million combined for engineering needed as part of planned sawmill upgrades.
Our knowledge and experience in the forest products manufacturing sector is invaluable in helping clients present the best possible version of their grant proposal. Vaagen Brothers experienced a win/win outcome by partnering with the USFS’s goal of improved timber utilization in order to modernize their facilities.
Grant Proposal Assistance—In 2022, The Beck Group partnered with Heartwood Biomass to apply for grant funding through the U.S. Forest Service Wood Innovation Grant program. Our project, aimed at identifying which Heartwood Biomass product line returned the highest value to the raw material, was funded in the amount of $100,000.
Our knowledge and experience in the forest products manufacturing sector, combined with our understanding of USFS grant processes, are invaluable in helping clients present the best possible version of their grant proposals. Heartwood Biomass benefited from our grant writing assistance while also gaining a clear understanding of where its best profits are made.
Grant Proposal Assistance—The Beck Group assisted the San Carlos Apache Tribe to apply for grant funding for its Cutter, Arizona sawmill development through various U.S. Forest Service grant programs. In 2022, the Tribe was awarded a Wood Products Innovation Grant and a Community Wood Energy Grant totaling $1.25 million combined. The grants provided funding for start-up assistance of a new greenfield sawmill, and for purchase and installation of a wood-fired boiler system to supply steam to planned lumber dry kilns.
Our knowledge and experience in the forest products manufacturing sector are invaluable in helping clients present the best possible version of a grant proposal. San Carlos experienced a win/win outcome by partnering with the USFS’s goal of improved timber utilization to develop sawmill operations that would facilitate managing reservation timberlands.
Client Testimonials
“It was a pleasure working with Roy Anderson at The Beck Group. Roy’s hard work in preparing a strong Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance Grant proposal was not something I could have accomplished on my own.
I was jumping up and down when I got the news our project was funded!”
- Jerry Gingerich, Stillwater Post & Pole, Olney, Montana