Boulder County's Strategic Fuels Mitigation Grant program is open for applications through Oct. 29, 2026. The window opened Sept. 17, the county said in a news release published Sept. 17, 2026.
The program's goal
The county says the program is meant to reduce hazardous fuels on landscape-scale, cross-boundary or community-wide wildfire mitigation projects across Boulder County. The county is encouraging nonprofits, fire districts, homeowners associations and municipalities to apply. The release doesn't spell out eligibility rules itself. It points applicants to the county's Strategic Fuels Mitigation Grant webpage, which it says covers eligibility, the application process and current projects.
What the grants have done so far
According to the county, more than $7 million in grants has been awarded since the program rolled out in 2023, and the county says that money has leveraged more than $10 million in matching funds.
The county reports 3,750 acres proposed for treatment, with nearly 1,350 acres completed. One example it cites: the Watershed Center finished more than 55 acres of mitigation in the Raymond/Riverside area with program funding.
Meg Halford, forest and grasslands coordinator for Boulder County Wildfire Partners, said in the release that funded projects have advanced the scale of wildfire mitigation and helped protect communities and natural resources.
Who to contact
- Grant questions go to Meg Halford at [email protected] or 720-564-2843.
- ADA accommodation requests can go to [email protected] or 303-441-1386.