Assistance Listing 10.681
Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC)
Forest Service · Department of Agriculture
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 88% of awards go to universities and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 16 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $296,450.
- First-time winners
- 88%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 13%
- 31% higher ed · 13% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $296K
- $265K – $317K middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 4
- $1.1M committed to them
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kettle Moraine Hardwoods INC | Business | WI | 2 | $522,000 |
| Department of Forests Parks & Recreation Vermont | Government | VT | 1 | $400,000 |
| City of Berlin | Government | NH | 1 | $400,000 |
| Baillie Lumber CO LP | Business | NY | 1 | $375,250 |
| Alliance for Green Heat, INC. | Nonprofit | MD | 1 | $299,554 |
| Central Mass Tree INC | Business | MA | 1 | $297,500 |
| Luxtech LLC | Business | PA | 1 | $295,400 |
| Powercorpsphl | Nonprofit | PA | 1 | $250,000 |
| Regents of the University of Minnesota | Higher ed | MN | 1 | $232,503 |
| Arbor Wood CO., LLC | Business | MN | 1 | $232,257 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | $705K | $226K | $170K – $232K |
| 2024 | 8 | $2.3M | $275K | $230K – $327K |
| 2025 | 4 | $1.1M | $296K | $265K – $317K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-12-07 | 2011-02-01 | 56 d | USDA-FS-WERC-2011 · USDA-FS-WERC-2011 |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 10.681?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 88% of awards go to universities and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 16 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $296,450.
How much does Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC) award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $296K; the middle half ran from $265K to $317K. 4 new awards were made, with $1.1M committed to them.
When does 10.681 usually post?
Posting history is irregular; watch this page for the next round.
Who runs this program?
Department of Agriculture (Forest Service). Assistance Listing 10.681 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 100% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.