Local groups can now apply for grant money to help prevent wildfires. Sonoma County is now accepting applications for $1 million in grants to fund projects that protect residents from wildfires by creating fuel breaks, expanding defensible space around homes, and removing vegetation along evacuation routes in fire-prone landscapes. All grant applications must be submitted by 3 p.m. on March 28 to Sonoma County Ag + Open Space, which manages the program. Grant guidelines and an online application form can be found on the Ag + Open Space website. Since it began four years ago, the Vegetation Management Grant program has provided over $11 million in grants to 65 projects that have reduced fuel loads on 48,000 acres.
Vegetation Management Grant Program of Sonoma County Accepting Applications
