08/06/2026
We’re excited to share some great news!
Cooper & Sons Timber is honored to be recognized as one of the recipients of the U.S. Forest Service Wood Innovations Grant.
This award represents an investment in the future of our company—Cooper & Sons Timber. This project requires a significant matching investment on our part, reflecting our commitment to growing our operations, creating opportunities, and strengthening the hardwood industry.
This didn’t happen overnight. It took months of planning, collaboration, and the expertise of our entire outstanding grant team to develop a competitive proposal. We’re grateful to everyone who helped make this possible.
We’re looking forward to putting this investment to work and sharing more about what it will mean for our employees, customers, and the communities we serve.
Thank you to everyone involved in supporting the future of American hardwood.
The best is yet to come.
🚨 BREAKING NEWS: More than $105 million is being invested in the future of America's wood products industry.
The U.S. Forest Service recently announced $105.5 million in Wood Innovations Grant funding for 177 projects that will strengthen domestic timber production, expand wood markets, support active forest management, and create jobs in rural communities.
We're proud to see dozens of NHLA members recognized for projects that will increase lumber production, improve processing technologies, expand wood energy markets, and drive innovation across the hardwood industry.
NHLA is also honored to receive two $500,000 grants that will help:
✔️ Expand lumber grading education and workforce training
✔️ Provide technical assistance to help mills strengthen operations and grow hardwood markets across the United States
Congratulations to our member recipients:
• Keller Lumber
• Swift Lumber Inc.
• Overseas Hardwoods Co., Inc.
• CNW Wood Products
• Mahipapa, LLC
• The Albizia Project, LLC
• University of Hawaii
• Leibering Dimension, Inc.
• Robinson Lumber Company, Inc.
• Werner Sawmill, Inc.
• Kendrick, Inc.
• Baillie Lumber Co., LP
• Harold White Mill Works, Inc.
• Maxwell Brothers Lumber Co., LLC
• University of Kentucky Research Foundation
• Jackson Hardwood, LLC
• Avedis Zildjian Co.
• Robbins Lumber East Baldwin, LLC
• Cambium Carbon, PBC
• Delano Bat Company, LLC
• Devereaux Saw Mill, Inc.
• East Perry Lumber Company
• McClain Forest Products
• Missouri Forest Products Association
• Britton Lumber Company, LLC
• Helmer Wood Products
• Quality Hardwoods, Inc.
• Oaks Lumber
• Prime Lumber Company
• American Wood Fibers, Inc.
• Brownlee Lumber, Inc.
• Cummings Lumber Co., Inc.
• Emporium Hardwoods Operating Company, LLC
• Forcey Lumber Company, Inc.
• Gutchess Lumber Co., Inc.
• Northwest Hardwoods
• Springfield Hardwood Products, LLC
• WES Energy & Environment, LLC
• Wheeland Lumber Co., Inc.
• Havco Wood Products, LLC
• National Hardwood Lumber Association (two grant awards)
• Gagnon Lumber, Inc.
• Cooper & Sons Timber, LLC
These investments represent an important step toward a stronger, more competitive hardwood industry while supporting active forest management, rural communities, and the sustainable use of America's hardwood resources.
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