S. 2183 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jun 26, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryBoosts funding for community wood facilities
The bill updates two Forest Service grant programs that help communities and businesses work with wood products. It increases the maximum amount of money available per grant, raises how much of a project's costs grants can cover, and changes how the Forest Service picks which projects to fund. Both programs will now prioritize funding for forest products manufacturing facilities.
How it affects you
If you live in a community considering wood energy systems or work in wood products manufacturing, this bill could make grants more available and more substantial. Rural areas and small businesses focused on innovative wood products may find it easier to get funding for facility construction or upgrades, though the exact impact depends on where you live and whether your project qualifies.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Jun 26, 2025)
Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2025
This bill makes changes to grant programs administered by the Forest Service to promote wood products.
Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2030, modifies, and renames the Community Wood Facilities Grant program. Currently named the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program, this program provides competitive grants to fund a portion of the capital costs for installing community wood energy systems or building innovative wood products facilities.
Modifications to the program include increasing the maximum grant amount per facility, increasing the portion of a project's cost that may be covered by a grant, and changing the grant selection criteria.
The bill also modifies the Wood Innovation Grant Program, which provides grants to develop and expand the market for innovative wood products. Specifically, the bill increases the portion of a project's cost that may be covered by such a grant.
The bill also modifies both programs to prioritize grants for the construction, use, or retrofitting of forest products manufacturing.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 2183
A BILL
Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) · Introduced Jun 26, 2025 · Agriculture and Food · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 26, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.”