Northern Tier Hardwood Association Grants

Incentive Grant Description

Purpose:

To encourage and provide assistance to individuals / companies pursuing a facility for secondary wood or lumber processing. The grant would provide assistance for the actual constructing, surveying, or environmental engineering of the proposed facility or the purchase of equipment upgrades aimed at improving efficiency or expanding capacity.

Grant Award:

The Northern Tier Hardwood Association will provide grants of $1000 each to eligible individuals or companies, pending the availability of funds.

Eligibility:

To receive a grant, individuals / companies need to meet the following criteria: Companies must be locating their proposed facility in the counties served by the Northern Tier Hardwood Association (Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne, and Wyoming).
Project must be beyond the initial planning stages.
Member of NTHA.

Eligible Expenses:

Actual construction expenses.
Land surveying expenses associated with purchase of facility site.
Environmental survey.
Engineering plan.
Others may qualify when approved by NTHA Board of Directors as recommended by grant committee.
For More Information Contact:
NTHA, P0 Box 851, Wyalusing, Pennsylvania, 18853
(570) 746-0457

Incentive Grant Application Guidelines

Purpose:

The goals of the Northern Tier Hardwood Association (NTHA) support the establishment of secondary wood processing facilities in the Northern Tier counties of Pennsylvania. With the abundance of low grade logs in the region, developing a viable industry to utilize this material is included in the secondary processing development. Providing a market for low-grade material will also enhance forest management of woodlands in the area by providing a market for material removed in thinnings or timber stand improvement operations.

The NTHA Incentive Grant is designed to assist companies or individuals who are taking this goal beyond the "idea stage" to the actual establishment of such facilities in the Northern Tier region.

To receive a grant the applicant must meet the basic eligibility guidelines.

Application Process

Applications are available from the NTHA office. A copy can be obtained by calling (570) 746-0457 or writing NTHA, P0 Box 851, Wyalusing, PA 18853. Completed applications and accompanying material should be sent to the above address. The Grant Committee will review the application and their recommendations will be given to the Board of Directors for their final decision. The application will be confidential to both the Grant Committee and the Board of Directors of the NTHA.

If you are selected to receive the grant, the award will become public knowledge.

Supporting material needed with the grant application includes a detailed project plan (not to exceed two pages), a description of how the project will benefit the Northern Tier Region, and an explanation of how the grant money will be used.

Eligible Applicants

An individual or a company within the area served by the NTHA, in the process of expanding a current primary processing facility to a secondary wood processing facility or establishing a new secondary processing facility is eligible. An individual or a company establishing a facility that utilizes small and low-quality wood is also eligible. The applicant must be a member of NTHA.

Grant Award

The grant operates on a reimbursement basis. The maximum grant amount to any individual or company is $1000 per project per year.

Eligible Expenses

Actual construction expenses.
Land surveying expenses associated with purchase of facility site.
Environmental survey.
Equipment for improving efficiency or capacity.
Others may qualify if approved by NTHA Board of Directors as recommended by grant committee.

Non-Eligible Expenses

Personal expenses such as meals, lodging, travel are not eligible for reimbursement.

Reimbursement

Reimbursement will be made upon receipt of a bill detailing the applicant's expenses and the purpose for which these expenses were incurred. Checks will be cut upon final approval by the NTHA Board of Directors.