Biomass and Wood Product Grants
The table below displays grants, tax credits, loans, and other funding that support biomass and wood products in the United States. Related keywords we used in our search include “lumber” “forest products” “veneer” “cooperage” “barrels” “hardwood” and “cellulose.”
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| Program | Funder | Funder Type | Funding Type | Uses | Eligibility | Geography | Deadlines | Award/Incentive | Info Link | QA Notes |
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| Closed Wood Products Facilities Bioenergy Development RFP | U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities | Nonprofit | Grant | FEL-2 pre-development assessments; technical, economic and market analysis for converting closed mills to biopower or biofuel production | U.S.-based private companies and other organizations with relevant energy, manufacturing, infrastructure or development experience; site control or authorization required | United States | August 6, 2026, 5:00 p.m. EDT | Up to $500,000 total for one or two facilities | Official program page | Best immediate opportunity identified. Questions are due July 17, 2026. Applicants must identify an idled wood-products facility with realistic redevelopment potential. |
| Wood Innovations Grant Program | USDA Forest Service | Federal Government | Grant | Wood-product markets; mass timber; renewable wood energy; manufacturing improvements; commercialization; hazardous-fuel utilization | For-profit entities, nonprofits, state and local governments, Tribes, higher-education institutions and special-purpose districts | United States | Closed/Recurring; expected 2027 cycle based on the 2026 round | Up to $300,000 in the 2026 round | Official program page | The 2026 deadline was April 22, 2026. Typically requires matching funds; projects must support wood utilization and forest-management outcomes. |
| Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program | USDA Forest Service | Federal Government | Grant | Community wood-energy systems; biomass heat and combined heat and power; innovative wood-product manufacturing facilities; mill retooling | Businesses, companies, nonprofits, state and local governments, Tribes, higher-education institutions and special-purpose districts | United States | Closed/Recurring; expected 2027 cycle based on the 2026 round | Up to $1.5 million in the 2026 round | Official program page | Shovel-ready capital projects are favored. Wood-energy projects must be thermally led and use stringent emissions-control technology. |
| Investments in Forest Industry Transformation—Capital Investment Project Stream | Natural Resources Canada | Federal Government | Grant | First-in-kind or early-commercial forest-sector technology; advanced wood products; bioproducts; mill transformation; process modernization | Canadian forest-sector companies and other eligible organizations defined by the program | Canada | Closed/Recurring; the 2026 intake closed April 27, 2026 | Up to 50% of eligible project costs, maximum C$10 million | Official program page | Strong fit for innovative capital projects rather than routine equipment replacement. Program was renewed in 2026; competitive technical and financial due diligence applies. |
| Indigenous Forestry Initiative—Contribution Funding | Natural Resources Canada | Federal Government | Grant | Indigenous-led forest businesses; biomass and bioenergy; forest management; wood products; skills; planning and capacity development | Indigenous communities, governments, organizations and Indigenous-owned or controlled businesses | Canada | Closed/Recurring; 2026 intake opened February 25, 2026 | Undisclosed; program can fund up to 100% of eligible project costs | Official program page | Only relevant to Indigenous-led or Indigenous-partnered projects. Requests exceeding C$100,000 in capital funding receive additional scrutiny. |
| Wood Energy Technical Assistance Team | USDA Forest Service, Wood Education and Resource Center | Federal Government | Technical Assistance | Business-grade prefeasibility studies for woody-biomass heat or combined heat-and-power projects; project development and funding readiness | Public and private facility owners developing community-scale woody-biomass energy projects | United States | Rolling/ongoing technical-assistance engagement | In-kind technical assistance; value undisclosed | Official program page | Not a cash award, but it can produce the prefeasibility work needed for financing and grant applications. Applicants initiate discussions with the Forest Service team. |
| Joint Institute for Wood Products Innovation Grant | California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection | State | Grant | Wood and biomass product R&D; bioenergy; feasibility studies; engineering; market analysis; commercialization; workforce development | Businesses, individuals, nonprofits, public agencies, Tribal governments and other legal entities with relevant experience or credible capacity | California | August 3, 2026, 5:00 p.m. PT | $5,000–$375,000 per award; up to $375,000 total available | Official program page | Currently active. No required match, although matched proposals may receive greater consideration. Only applications requesting at least $50,000 match your threshold. |
| Forest Economy Program | Northern Border Regional Commission | Economic Development Agency | Grant | Forest-products infrastructure; advanced materials manufacturing; low-grade wood and residual markets; demonstrations; workforce development; technical assistance | State, local and Tribal governments; nonprofits; public institutions and other entities eligible under NBRC requirements; private businesses generally participate through eligible public or nonprofit applicants | Designated counties in Maine, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont | Closed/Recurring; expected spring 2027 based on the 2026 cycle | Undisclosed for the next cycle; recent awards include grants of approximately $500,000–$1 million | Official program page | The 2026 competitive round has progressed to awards. Basic research is ineligible; applied research and demonstration projects must show a strong industry connection. A local development district fee and matching funds may apply. |
| Forest Biomass Program | Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Province | Grant | Underutilized forest biomass; harvesting and processing; new biomass products; market development; bioenergy and biofuels; supply-chain improvements | Ontario forest-sector businesses, Indigenous communities and organizations, municipalities, nonprofits, research organizations and sector partnerships, depending on stream | Ontario | Undisclosed; the province states that applications may be submitted during published intake periods | Conditional contributions; amount varies by stream and project, with individual recent awards exceeding C$50,000 | Official program page | The province confirmed continued annual investment in 2026 and reported more than C$65 million committed to 61 projects. Eligibility, cost share and maximum contribution vary across four program streams. |
| Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program | Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Province | Grant | Mill modernization; productivity; technology adoption; innovative wood products; manufacturing capacity; competitiveness; equipment and process improvements | Ontario forest-sector companies undertaking strategic investment projects; separate support may be available for collaborative or broader sector projects | Ontario | Closed/Recurring; applications missing a current round are considered in a subsequent round, subject to program review | Up to 30% of eligible project costs, generally up to C$3 million for business projects | Official program page | Strong fit for established manufacturers and processors making significant capital investments. Ontario reported nearly C$98 million approved through the program as of 2026. Full applications are generally invitation-based after Stage I review. |
| Advancing Forest Markets Grant Program | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation | State | Grant | Expand forest-product production and markets; timber and wood processing; market development; product marketing; workforce development; technology; operational capacity; new products including mass timber, wood-residue fuels, nanocellulose and biochar | State agencies, municipalities, soil and water conservation districts, for-profit businesses, nonprofits, Indian Nations or Tribes, individual landowners, and new businesses or operations that satisfy the USDA Farm Service Agency record requirements | New York | August 5, 2026, 2:00 p.m. ET | Amount varies by proposed performance outcomes; $46.2 million is available across three funding categories. The guidelines expressly contemplate projects costing $50,000 or more | Official program page | Currently open. The Tree Market Boost & Revitalization category is the strongest wood-products fit. Applicants must be able to establish New York USDA Farm Service Agency records and satisfy conservation-compliance requirements. Equipment, infrastructure and direct activities that disturb soil or vegetation are excluded. |
| Fibre Utilization Funding Program | Forest Enhancement Society of British Columbia | Nonprofit | Grant | Recover and transport otherwise uneconomic residual fibre; utilize fire- or insect-damaged fibre; supply biomass, pulp, cogeneration, chipping and other non-sawlog facilities; reduce open burning | Forest tenure holders, eligible non-integrated manufacturers, fibre-transport businesses, Indigenous organizations, nonprofits, economic-development agencies, academic institutions and government entities | British Columbia; projects must involve eligible fibre on provincial Crown land | Open; projects must be completed by March 31, 2027 | Undisclosed; official provincial funding directory identifies awards ranging from below C$50,000 to more than C$500,000 | Official program page | Strong biomass-feedstock fit. Non-integrated manufacturers must not be majority-owned by lumber, board or panel manufacturers and must operate at arm’s length from sawmills. |
| Forestry Support Program | Business Development Bank of Canada | Corporation | Loan/Financing | Working capital; operational continuity; automation; equipment; manufacturing modernization; productivity improvements; acquisitions and strategic partnerships; transformation planning | Canadian forestry manufacturers and forestry-service companies that can demonstrate financial pressure, tariff exposure or qualifying economic impacts | Canada | Rolling | Up to C$25 million for eligible manufacturers; up to C$10 million for eligible forestry-service companies | Official program page | Includes liquidity and transformation financing. Transformation support may include advisory services. Maximums and terms vary by subsector and remain subject to credit approval. |
| Softwood Lumber Guarantee Program | Business Development Bank of Canada | Corporation | Loan Guarantee | Working capital; liquidity; operational continuity; term loans; letters of credit; restructuring and business stabilization | Canadian softwood-lumber mills and remanufacturing mills with at least C$1 million in annual revenue | Canada | Rolling through participating financial institutions | C$500,000–C$50 million per eligible borrower group | Official program page | Applicant must work through its primary participating financial institution rather than applying directly to BDC. Narrower than the Forestry Support Program and limited to qualifying softwood-lumber businesses. |
| Regional Tariff Response Initiative in British Columbia | Pacific Economic Development Canada | Federal Government | Grant | Forest-product manufacturing modernization; productivity; technology adoption; market diversification; supply-chain resilience; domestic and export-market growth | Incorporated for-profit businesses with 10–499 employees; nonprofits supporting SMEs | British Columbia | Accepting applications; closing date undisclosed | Businesses: C$200,000–C$10 million repayable or C$200,000–C$1 million non-repayable; nonprofits: up to C$10 million non-repayable | Official program page | High-priority fit for tariff-affected wood-products and forestry SMEs. Canada allocated C$300 million nationally through this initiative specifically for forest-sector SMEs. Applicants need a credible operational or market pivot. |
| Regional Tariff Response Initiative in Southern Ontario | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Federal Government | Grant | Equipment; automation; productivity improvements; cost reduction; supply-chain resilience; market diversification; new export revenue | Incorporated for-profit businesses operating in Southern Ontario with at least five regional employees and fewer than 500 total employees; nonprofits supporting SMEs | Southern Ontario | Open; deadline undisclosed | Businesses: C$125,000–C$10 million repayable or C$125,000–C$1 million non-repayable; nonprofits: C$125,000–C$10 million non-repayable | Official program page | Not forestry-exclusive, but forest-products manufacturers affected by trade disruptions can qualify. Commercial businesses should expect repayable support unless the project meets non-repayable criteria. |
| Regional Tariff Response Initiative in the Prairie Provinces | Prairies Economic Development Canada | Federal Government | Grant | Productivity; innovative technology adoption; market and export diversification; resilient supply chains; domestic trade; tariff-response investments | Tariff-affected SMEs and organizations supporting businesses, subject to PrairiesCan applicant requirements | Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba | December 31, 2027, or earlier if funding is exhausted | Undisclosed on the primary overview page; repayable and non-repayable contributions are available | Official program page | Projects must be completed by March 31, 2028. Relevant to biomass processors, sawmills, engineered-wood manufacturers and other forest-sector SMEs that can demonstrate trade disruption and a strategic pivot. |
| Economic Development Program | Maine Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Community Development | State | Grant | Capital and non-capital equipment; working capital; employee training; business expansion and job creation or retention | Eligible Maine municipalities apply on behalf of an identified business; assisted businesses must meet CDBG job and economic-development requirements | Eligible non-entitlement areas of Maine | First Friday of each month beginning July 3, 2026; full application by invitation | Normally up to $100,000; requests above $100,000 require a waiver approved before the letter of intent | Official program page | Applicable to biomass and wood-products companies, although not industry-specific. At least 51% of qualifying jobs generally must benefit low- and moderate-income people. Startups are limited to $30,000 and therefore do not meet your threshold. |
| Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program | USDA Rural Development and USDA Forest Service | Federal Government | Loan Guarantee | Establish, reopen, expand or improve sawmills and other wood-processing facilities; real estate; construction; machinery; equipment; working capital; eligible refinancing | Qualified commercial lenders financing eligible wood-processing businesses that process ecosystem-restoration byproducts from National Forest System lands | United States | Rolling, subject to FY2026 funding availability | Loan guarantees; FY2026 program authority totals approximately $354.4 million, with approximately $292.5 million unobligated on the latest official funding dashboard | Official program page | Borrowers access the program through a qualified lender. The facility must process material originating from ecosystem-restoration work on National Forest System lands. USDA announced $115.2 million in recent loans, confirming active FY2026 deployment. |
| Regional Tariff Response Initiative in Quebec | Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions | Federal Government | Grant | Wood-manufacturing equipment; production-line reconfiguration; automation; digitization; processing and finishing capacity; technology demonstrations; market diversification; certifications and supply-chain improvements | Quebec manufacturing SMEs with fewer than 500 employees, at least three years in business, at least C$2 million in prior-year revenue and demonstrated adverse tariff-related effects | Quebec | Rolling until allocated funding is exhausted | Minimum C$100,000; up to C$1 million non-repayable for major productivity and diversification projects; up to C$300,000 non-repayable for market-diversification-only projects; repayable contributions above C$1 million | Official program page | Wood is expressly identified as a priority tariff-affected sector. Non-repayable support covers up to 50% of eligible costs; repayable assistance can cover up to 75%. Routine equipment replacement and marginal capacity increases are weak fits. |
| Regional Tariff Response Initiative in Northern Ontario | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Federal Government | Grant | Machinery; equipment; infrastructure; automation; technology integration; market development; supply-chain optimization; onshoring; research and development; professional and technical services | Incorporated SMEs, including Indigenous businesses, operating in Northern Ontario with at least five employees, three years of operating history and demonstrated tariff exposure or adverse impact | Northern Ontario | Rolling; projects must be completed by March 31, 2028 | Up to C$1 million non-repayable, covering up to 50% of eligible costs; repayable contributions above C$1 million may cover up to 75% | Official program page | Forestry and bioeconomy businesses receive stated priority. Regular maintenance, routine asset replacement, land, buildings and debt refinancing are ineligible. Approval remains subject to available funding. |
| Clean Energy Grants Program | Washington State Department of Commerce | State | Grant | Biomass-energy facilities; clean-energy construction; facility improvements; predevelopment; siting and permitting; resilience; workforce development | For-profit businesses, utilities, local governments, nonprofits, research institutions, state agencies, Tribal governments and eligible Tribal service providers | Washington | Closed/Recurring; expected fall 2026 or 2027 based on the prior round and 2026 awards | $50,000–$2.5 million in the most recent solicitation | Official program page | Biomass was expressly eligible in the 2025 solicitation. Washington awarded approximately $34.8 million to 57 projects in May 2026, including biomass facilities, confirming recent program activity. Construction-ready projects received priority. |
| Hog Fuel Retail Sales and Use Tax Exemption | Washington State Department of Revenue | State | Tax Incentive | Purchase of wood waste, wood residuals and qualifying forest-derived biomass used to produce electricity, steam, heat or biofuel | Purchasers of qualifying hog fuel used for an eligible energy or biofuel purpose | Washington | Rolling | Exemption from Washington retail sales and use tax; value depends on qualifying purchases | Official tax guidance | Hog fuel includes wood waste, wood residuals and forest-derived biomass. Firewood and wood pellets are excluded. The incentive may exceed $50,000 for sufficiently large feedstock purchases; no fixed award ceiling is published. |
| Manufacturing Wood Biomass Fuel Preferential B&O Tax Rate | Washington State Department of Revenue | State | Tax Incentive | Manufacture of liquid or gaseous fuel from wood, forest residues, field residues, dedicated energy crops and other lignocellulosic feedstocks | Businesses manufacturing qualifying wood biomass fuel in Washington | Washington | Rolling | Preferential Washington business-and-occupation tax rate of 0.138%; value depends on qualifying gross income | Official tax guidance | Applies to liquid or gaseous biomass fuel, not conventional lumber or pellet manufacturing. Chemically preserved wood is excluded from qualifying feedstocks. |
| Qualified Forest Program | Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development | State | Tax Incentive | Sustainable forest management; commercial timber harvesting; forest-management planning; maintaining productive private forestland | Private owners of qualifying Michigan forestland parcels of at least 20 acres | Michigan | September 1, 2026 for the 2027 tax year | Exemption from local school operating property tax of up to 18 mills annually; potential taxable-value protection after transfer; total value varies by property | Official program page | Relevant primarily to timberland owners rather than processors. Parcels under 40 acres must generally be at least 80% productive forest; parcels of 40 acres or more must generally be at least 50% productive forest. A qualified forest-management plan, scheduled harvests, application fee and annual 2-mill-equivalent participation fee apply. |
| Qualified Forest Program | Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development | State | Tax Incentive | Sustainable forest management; commercial timber harvesting; forest-management planning; maintaining productive private forestland | Private owners of qualifying Michigan forestland parcels of at least 20 acres | Michigan | September 1, 2026 for the 2027 tax year | Exemption from local school operating property tax of up to 18 mills annually; potential taxable-value protection after transfer; total value varies by property | Official program page | Relevant primarily to timberland owners rather than processors. Parcels under 40 acres must generally be at least 80% productive forest; parcels of 40 acres or more must generally be at least 50% productive forest. A qualified forest-management plan, scheduled harvests, application fee and annual 2-mill-equivalent participation fee apply. |
| Healthy Forest Production Tax Credit | Arizona Department of Revenue | State | Tax Incentive | Processing forest thinnings and woody residues; sawmill equipment; chipping, grinding and pelletizing; kilns and laminating equipment; biomass boilers, combustors and electricity-generation equipment | Individuals and corporations with current Healthy Forest Enterprise Incentive certification and an Arizona Commerce Authority memorandum of understanding | Arizona | January 2–31 annually for production during the preceding calendar year; qualifying production is authorized through December 31, 2030 | Income-tax credit based on qualifying forest products processed; statewide approvals capped at $2 million per calendar year | Official program page | The processing facility must be in Arizona. At least 70% of processed material generally must be qualifying forest products and at least 75% must originate in Arizona. The individual benefit may exceed $50,000 depending on certified production, but no fixed applicant maximum is published. |
| Community Development Block Grant Economic Development Program | Kentucky Department for Local Government | State | Grant | Business and industrial expansion; infrastructure; equipment or other eligible activities tied to job creation or retention; workforce training | Eligible Kentucky cities and counties apply for a specific business or industrial beneficiary; entitlement jurisdictions are excluded | Kentucky | 31-Jan-27 | Up to $1 million per community; joint applications may request up to $2 million | Official program page | Applicable to biomass processors, sawmills and wood-product manufacturers when the project creates or retains qualifying jobs. CDBG participation generally cannot exceed $20,000 per job or one-third of total project cost. |
| Wood Energy Tax Credit | Missouri Department of Natural Resources | State | Tax Incentive | Production of pellets, charcoal and other processed wood fuels using Missouri forestry-industry residues | Individuals and businesses producing processed wood fuel at a qualifying Missouri wood-producing facility | Missouri | Closed/Recurring; expected June 30, 2027 based on the annual statutory deadline | $5 per ton of processed wood fuel; charcoal receives a four-times production multiplier; statewide credits capped at $6 million annually | Official program page | New credits are authorized through June 30, 2028, subject to appropriation. A producer may claim the incentive for five years. The value can exceed $50,000 when qualifying production exceeds 10,000 tons. |
| Resilient Forestry Practices Grant Program | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection | State | Grant | Forest thinning; regeneration; invasive-species control; forest-health treatments; climate-resilient forestry demonstrations; implementation of approved forest-management practices | Connecticut municipalities with populations below 50,000 and federally recognized Tribes located in Connecticut | Connecticut | August 31, 2026, 5:00 p.m. ET | Up to $150,000; no match required | Official solicitation | Applicant must have an active forest-management or stewardship plan, or a qualifying practice plan prepared by a DEEP service forester. Equipment costing $10,000 or more per unit is ineligible. Funding is reimbursement-based. |
| Forest Health Research Program | California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection | State | Grant | Collaborative research on biomass utilization, forest-fuels reduction, vegetation management, carbon storage, emissions reduction, forest recovery, and applied forest-management strategies | Public and nonprofit universities, affiliated academic institutions, public and local agencies, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, special districts, joint-powers authorities, Tribes, public utilities, locally owned utilities, and mutual water companies | California-focused projects; adjacent representative lands may be included with justification | July 30, 2026, 3:00 p.m. PT for concept proposals; invited full proposals due November 14, 2026, 3:00 p.m. PT | $1 million–$1.5 million per award; approximately $3 million total available | Official program page | No match required. Projects must be collaborative, generally involve multiple organizations or disciplines, and produce applied landscape-scale benefits. Commercial for-profit applicants are not directly eligible but may participate as project partners or contractors. |
| Forest Conservation Tax Credit Program | Oregon Department of Forestry | State | Tax Incentive | Offset the value of merchantable timber retained in protected streamside forest-conservation areas during qualifying harvests | Small forestland owners who generally own fewer than 5,000 acres and meet Oregon timber-harvest limits | Oregon | Rolling; initiate during a qualifying timber-harvest notification and submit valuation documentation no later than 90 days after harvest completion | Nonrefundable Oregon income or corporate tax credit based on the certified stumpage value of retained timber, plus certain appraisal and deed-recording costs; individual value varies | Official program page | Applies to qualifying Type 1, 2, or 3 harvests near eligible streams or protected areas; Type 4 harvests are excluded. The conservation area is subject to a recorded 50-year harvest restriction, and early harvesting can trigger credit repayment. |
| Clean Electricity Investment Credit | Internal Revenue Service | Federal Government | Tax Incentive | Construction or acquisition of qualifying clean-electricity generation facilities and integral equipment; potentially includes eligible biomass electricity facilities that satisfy the statutory greenhouse-gas emissions standard | Taxpayers owning qualified facilities placed in service after December 31, 2024; elective payment may be available to eligible tax-exempt, governmental, Tribal, and cooperative entities | United States | Rolling through annual federal tax filings; statutory phaseout begins no earlier than 2032 | Base credit of 6% of qualified investment, potentially increased to 30% with prevailing-wage and apprenticeship compliance; additional domestic-content and energy-community bonuses may apply | Official program page | A biomass facility is not eligible solely because it uses wood fuel. Fuel-combustion or gasification projects must satisfy the applicable lifecycle greenhouse-gas emissions rules. Taxpayers cannot claim both this credit and the Clean Electricity Production Credit for the same facility. |
| Clean Electricity Production Credit | Internal Revenue Service | Federal Government | Tax Incentive | Production and sale of electricity from qualified zero- or negative-emissions facilities; potentially includes qualifying electricity generated from woody biomass | Taxpayers producing electricity at qualified facilities placed in service after December 31, 2024 | United States | Rolling through annual federal tax filings; generally available for a qualifying facility’s 10-year credit period | Production-based credit adjusted annually for inflation; increased credit may apply when prevailing-wage and apprenticeship requirements are met, plus possible domestic-content and energy-community bonuses | Official program page | Eligibility depends on the facility’s greenhouse-gas emissions rate. Biomass combustion and gasification facilities require project-specific emissions analysis. The same facility cannot claim both the production and investment credits. |
| Agricultural Innovation Grant Program | Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture | State | Grant | Biomass energy; biochar; wood-product processing; manufacturing efficiency; renewable energy; equipment and technology; commercialization of agricultural and forest commodities | Agricultural producers and processors; technical-assistance providers; cooperatives; entities using agricultural commodities to create products or energy | Pennsylvania | Closed/Recurring; expected February 2027 based on the 2025 and 2026 cycles | On-site projects: $5,000–$200,000; regional-impact projects: $100,000–$2 million; planning projects: $7,500–$50,000 | Official program page | Only requests of at least $50,000 meet your threshold. On-site and regional projects require a 50% non-state match. Pennsylvania provides a next-cycle notification option on the official page. |
| Forestry Manufacturing Investment Tax Credits | Georgia Department of Revenue | State | Tax Incentive | Qualified investment property for forest-product manufacturing, renewable fuels, bio-based chemicals, bioenergy, and other value-added products using qualifying forestry feedstocks | Businesses operating a certified Georgia forestry-manufacturing establishment that uses domestically sourced virgin-timber wood fiber, forest-derived biomass, wood residuals, or forestry by-products as a primary feedstock | Georgia | Rolling through annual Georgia tax filings for taxable years beginning January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2030 | 15% of qualified investment in Tier 1 counties; 10% in Tier 2 counties; 3% in Tier 3 or 4 counties; statewide forestry-manufacturer credit cap of $250 million | Official signed legislation | Effective July 1, 2026 and retroactively applicable to taxable years beginning January 1, 2026. Certification by the state revenue commissioner, in consultation with the Georgia Forestry Commission, is required. Unused credits may be transferred or sold subject to statutory procedures. |