Fire Hardening Grant Program

How it works

The Oregon Building Codes Division’s Fire Hardening Grant Program is a state program tied to wildfire recovery and mitigation. The official program guide says the program was created to incentivize fire hardening improvements for certain buildings damaged or destroyed by wildfire, and the temporary rule says it covers fire hardening improvements for residential and commercial buildings that were damaged or destroyed by wildfire. The guide also indicates the program is administered through local building officials/permit processes.

What the money covers

The source material describes the program as a grant/incentive for fire hardening improvements, but the publicly available pages we found do not spell out a full itemized list of covered materials or exact homeowner award amounts. The temporary rule and guide confirm the work is focused on wildfire-related hardening, but they do not provide a complete public schedule of eligible line items in the excerpts available here.

Amounts and matching

The temporary rule says an eligible building official is eligible for a $400 incentive for participating. The homeowner-facing amount, if any, is not stated in the official material we found.

How to apply

The official guide and rule indicate the program operates through the building code system and local building officials. The page we found does not provide a complete, homeowner-facing application workflow in the accessible excerpt, so a homeowner should expect to work through their local building official or permit office.

Timing and deadlines

The temporary rule was issued on January 21, 2022, and the guide we found is current enough to describe the program as an existing Oregon program. The publicly accessible material we found does not state current open/close dates or whether funds remain available.