Q: Which regions received the most funding?

From the April 2010 Forest2Fuel newsletter.

A:
  • The South received the highest total of payments, with $76,098,886 or nearly 45 percent of the national total.
  • The Northeast came in second, with $46,250,858 or 27 percent of the national total.
  • The West was in third place, with $30,778,743 or 18 percent of the national total.
  • The Lake States and Appalachia were the only other two regions to receive payments, with $13,462,436 and $3,845,364 respectively. Suppliers based in Missouri garnered $676,602.
  • Note: For the purpose of confidentiality, the USDA did not report data for states with fewer than 4 contracts or with fewer than 4 facilities.

Additional BCAP Q & A:
Q: Which states received the highest total matching payments? Answer
Q: Why were payments so heavily weighted toward forest materials? Answer
Q: When will the USDA release the final rules and restart the BCAP program? Answer
Q: The $170 million question: What did the American taxpayer get for the $170,112,607 in BCAP matching payments? Answer
Q: How can the goals of the BCAP Matching Payment Program be met? Answer

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