Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program

The Timber Production and Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program (TPEP) provides financial support to qualified lenders whose loan applicants want to establish, reopen, expand, or improve a sawmill or other wood processing facility that processes ecosystem restoration byproducts from USDA Forest Service National Forest System lands.

Eligible applicants include individuals, organizations, or businesses engaged in establishing, reopening, retrofitting, expanding, or improving sawmills or other wood processing facilities.