Woodsmoke Reduction & Heating Replacement Program

How it works

Siskiyou County’s Community Development Department runs the Woodsmoke Reduction and Heating Replacement Program to improve the health, safety, and efficiency of residential heating. The county says the benefit comes as a voucher, not cash, and the voucher can be used for base-model EPA-certified equipment plus installation by the county’s licensed program contractor.

What the money covers

The program is for replacing old, inefficient, and highly polluting wood stoves, wood inserts, and fireplace inserts/open-hearth fireplaces with cleaner-burning, more efficient home heating devices. The official materials also describe the program as replacing non-EPA-certified appliances.

Amounts and matching

The headline benefit is up to $8,000 per qualified homeowner. The county describes this as a grant in voucher form. The source does not state a matching requirement.

How to apply

The county’s official program materials say applications are accepted until project dollars are depleted. Homeowners must verify income and residency as part of the application.

Timing and deadlines

The county’s press release announcing the program is dated February 17, 2022. The county’s voucher materials say applications remain open until the project funds run out.

What makes it homeowner-hardening relevant

Although this is a heating-replacement program rather than a structural retrofit program, it is a fire-risk reduction measure because it replaces older wood-burning equipment with cleaner and more efficient devices.