Wildfire Resilient Homes Grant Program

How it works

The enacted bill created the Wildfire Resilient Homes Grant Program within the Division of Fire Prevention and Control. The program allows homeowners to apply for a grant to retrofit or improve a house or other structure on the homeowner’s property with strategies and technologies for structure hardening so the structure is more resilient to wildfire.

The bill also created a cash fund for the program and required an initial transfer of $100,000 from the general fund to that fund for the 2023-24 state fiscal year.

What the money covers

The official bill summary describes grants for retrofitting or improving a house or other structure using strategies and technologies for structure hardening. The page does not list the specific eligible line items or a current maximum award amount.

Amounts and matching

The page states that $100,000 was appropriated for the 2023-24 state fiscal year. It does not provide a homeowner-level grant cap on the official summary page.

How to apply

The legislative page confirms the program exists and that homeowners may apply, but it does not give application steps on the page itself.

Timing and deadlines

The act was effective August 7, 2023. A 2026 bill summary says the program was being repealed effective July 1, 2026 and the cash fund balance transferred June 30, 2026, so as of July 28, 2026 this program appears closed/repealed in law.