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Wildfire Mitigation Cost-Share Program

Douglas County’s Wildfire Mitigation Cost-Sharing Program will help residents and communities mitigate private land against the risk of wildfire. 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.

April 20, 2024 Update: The application window for grant funding is now closed.  Thank you for your interest in our program and your commitment to improving public safety and reducing wildfire risk in the community.

Wildfire mitigation projects will be awarded through a competitive application process.  Applications will be accepted from March 20 – April 20.  Successful projects will be awarded in mid-May with the next steps to be emailed with the award letters.   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 50% payment.

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 Wildfire Mitigation staff via email at [email protected]

Apply for the Wildfire Mitigation Cost-Share Program

The application window for grant funding is now closed.  Thank you for your interest in our program and your commitment to improving public safety and reducing wildfire risk in the community.  We will be reopening the application window for another round of funding mid-summer.  If you have any questions please email us at [email protected]