FRA Webinar: USDA Financial and Technical Assistance Programs

Published

TPEP and Wood Innovations

Thursday, August 21, at 2:00 p.m. EST

FRA welcomed speakers Keith O’Loughlin – SBA & Special Forest Products Coordinator, USDA Forest Service, Brian Wiles – Director, Guaranteed Lending, USDA Rural Development, and Brian Brashaw – Assistant Director, Wood Innovations, USDA Forest Service to give a webinar covering USDA financial and technical assistance programs.

This webinar provides essential information on the USDA Rural Development Timber Production and Expansion Loan Guarantee program. It also offers an overview of the Forest Service’s three key grant programs: Wood Innovations, Community Wood, and Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance. These programs support market development, efficient processing, and facility investments.

Resources:

TPEP – Slides
Wood Innovation – Slides
Informational Docs

Contact Information:

Keith O’Loughlin – SBA & Special Forest Products Coordinator, USDA Forest Service

Brian Wiles – Director, Guaranteed Lending, USDA Rural Development

Brian Brashaw – Assistant Director, Wood Innovations, USDA Forest Service