Wildfire Community Resilience Project

How it works

The County of Mendocino says it received a $2.4 million grant through FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program to advance wildfire mitigation and community resilience in Brooktrails and the Sherwood Road Corridor. The county’s project scope includes wildfire-mitigation work for individual homes and surrounding vegetation in those areas. (mendocinocounty.gov)

What the money covers

The county’s public description says the project includes:

• ignition-resistant home retrofits;
• defensible space establishment; and
• hazardous fuels reduction. (mendocinocounty.gov)

The county’s RFP for project management also says the project scope includes approximately 750 residential home retrofits using ignition-resistant construction materials and defensible space establishment. (mendocinocounty.gov)

Amounts and matching

The county page states the grant total is $2.4 million, but it does not give a homeowner payment amount, match requirement, reimbursement structure, or cost-share terms on the public page reviewed. (mendocinocounty.gov)

How to apply

The public county page reviewed describes the grant and project scope, but it does not provide a homeowner application form or step-by-step application instructions. The county RFP indicates the county was still developing procedures and project management for the program. (mendocinocounty.gov)

Timing and deadlines

The county page reviewed does not state an open application window, deadline, or close date for homeowners. The related county RFP shows the project was still in its planning and startup phases, with later implementation tasks tied to contractor procurement and home hardening activities. (mendocinocounty.gov)