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Building Division

Wildfire Mitigation Cost-Share Program

Douglas County’s new Wildfire Mitigation Cost-Sharing Program will help residents and communities mitigate private land against the risk of wildfire. Funded by portions of the County’s American Rescue Plan Act allocation, this program aims to increase the pace and scale of private wildfire mitigation efforts, overcome financial barriers to completing mitigation, and build community capacity across Douglas County.

Wildfire mitigation projects will be awarded through an application process. Eligible projects will focus on creating defensible space, reducing vegetation densities, and disrupting the continuity of fuels in and around communities and individual properties in the wildland-urban interface. Project proposals must reflect accepted science-based mitigation best practices for the present vegetation types.

Funds will be distributed following the completion of the project, certification of all work by Douglas County wildfire mitigation staff, and proof of 25% payment. Projects are capped at a maximum of $100,000 total project cost.

Questions? Click here for answers to frequently asked questions.

Note: Projects going through the land use process are not eligible for funding (ie. Developer-required mitigation work is ineligible for this program funding). These funds are intended for homeowners, HOAs, and communities seeking to reduce their exposure to hazardous conditions in the event of a wildland fire. Douglas County will not be responsible for any damages incurred in the actual mitigation process, or any unsatisfactory outcomes that may result from contracted work. Mitigation work is not guaranteed to prevent damage or loss in the event of a wildfire, only to increase the odds of home survivability.

If you have additional questions, please contact the County’s Wildfire Mitigation staff via email at [email protected]

Apply for Wildfire Mitigation Cost-Share Program

Instructions:

Please complete the application below in as much detail as possible.
All fields are required and the form cannot be submitted unless answered.
All applications submitted must include a detailed contractor’s proposal (including the scope of work, estimated time frame, and cost estimate) as an attachment.

Applicant Information

Date(Required)

Name(Required)

First Last

Address(Required)

Street Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

Property to be mitigated

If the address of the property to be mitigated differs from your own address, please enter the address below. If the property does not have an address (i.e. HOA common areas) please enter the State Parcel number in the block below.

Address

Street Address City Colorado ZIP Code

State Parcel Number

If the property does not have an address (i.e. HOA common areas) please provide the State Parcel number. Douglas County Wildfire Mitigation staff will contact you to schedule a site visit of the property.

1. Does your community participate in Firewise® USA?(Required)

Yes

No

2. What efforts towards defensible space and/or fuels reduction have you undertaken at the above property to date:(Required)

Please describe in detail.

3. What community fuels reduction efforts have taken place in your community:(Required)

4. How does your proposed action support or spearhead other actions in your community:(Required)

5. Please describe the project goals:(Required)

6. What kind of vegetation are targets for action, choose one or more:(Required)

Select all that apply. Hold down the Ctrl key to make multiple selections.

If other, please explain.

7. How and to what standard/best practice will the fuel(s) be reduced:(Required)

8. Are you working in the Home Ignition Zone (HIZ), Check all that apply(Required)

Hold down the Ctrl key to make multiple selections.

9. How would you benefit from this grant/funding assistance:(Required)

10. What plans do you have for ongoing maintenance on your project:(Required)

Please describe in detail ongoing maintenance (ie. Interval return time, or Chemical used instead of mechanical maintenance (only for Gambel Oak or invasives). What chemical:

11. All applications submitted must include a detailed contractor’s proposal (including the scope of work, estimated time frame, and cost estimate) as an attachment(Required)

Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, pdf, Max. file size: 256 MB.

12. Please enter the total cost of your project.(Required)

Signature and Acknowledge of Costs

By typing your full name below, you certify that the information listed above is true and correct to the best of your knowledge. You also agree to the payment terms of 25% of the final actual cost of the project (not the estimated proposal cost).

Douglas County will not be responsible for any damages incurred in the actual mitigation process, or any unsatisfactory outcomes that may result from contracted work. Mitigation work is not guaranteed to prevent damage or loss in the event of a wildfire, only to increase the odds of home survivability.

Name

First Last