State wildfire-prepared program grant framework

How it works

The Wildfire Prepared Act creates a state wildfire prepared program in the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department. The bill says the department would provide technical assistance and training, conduct assessments, provide certification, and award grants.

What the grants can fund

The legislation authorizes grants to political subdivisions for structure/property changes, hazardous fuels reduction buffers in high-risk areas, and community-based assessment/certification programs. It also authorizes grants to qualified entities to assist eligible property owners with changes needed to make primary residences wildfire prepared.

Amounts and funding

The bill creates a nonreverting Wildfire Prepared Fund to finance the program, but the bill text on the official legislative page does not state a homeowner dollar amount.

Status

The official legislative text exists, but the page is legislation rather than a program operations page. I am including it because it documents a statewide state-level homeowner hardening grant framework tied directly to wildfire preparedness, though the page does not by itself confirm an active homeowner application portal or open funding cycle.