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Financial Assistance for Wildfire Resilience and Forest Health

Washington State Department of Natural Resources · State program

Cost-share assistance; no public dollar cap stated.

DNR shares the cost of forest health and wildfire mitigation treatments with qualifying landowners, and also provides free consultations to help prioritize what to do first. The official page says financial assistance is available for qualifying forestland owners of up to 5,000 acres, but it does not give a single dollar cap.

Last verified: August 5, 2026
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Program details

How it works

DNR’s financial assistance program for wildfire resilience and forest health, formerly called the cost-share program, provides technical and financial assistance to help landowners complete forest health or wildfire mitigation treatments or write forest management plans.

The page says DNR first offers free consultations to determine wildfire and forest health risks and prioritize actions. Then, for qualifying landowners, the program shares in the cost of treatment.

What the money covers

The official page says the program can help with:

  • Forest health treatments
  • Wildfire mitigation treatments
  • Forest stewardship or management plans

The page does not state a fixed reimbursement rate or dollar maximum on the public-facing summary page.

Amounts and matching

  • DNR says it shares in paying for treatment costs.
  • No specific match percentage is stated on the main page.
  • No statewide homeowner maximum dollar amount is stated on the main page.

Timing and deadlines

The page describes the program as active and ongoing. No application deadline is stated on the public page.

Geography

The program was formerly confined to Eastern Washington but has recently been expanded to Western Washington.

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