Grants, rebates, and tax breaks
Money back for work on your house. Read what each one needs before you buy.
Cost shareCheck statusReady to proceed
Nebraska Forest Service Firewise Defensible Space cost share
Nebraska. Nebraska Forest Service
Cost share for state or private forest landowners to remove flammable trees and shrubs around homes or buildings, paid after the project is done.
Up to 75% of removal costs.
Ready to proceed. Nothing to apply for first. Keep the receipts and photos it asks for.
Details and how to claim
- Details
- Vegetation removal around homes and buildings; retrofits are not mentioned. NFS also runs Forest Fuels Treatment cost share (up to 75%) in the Pine Ridge, Niobrara Valley, Loess Canyons, and northeast Nebraska.
- How
- Contact Steven Jara, Nebraska Forest Service, 402-472-6692, [email protected]; staff help scope the project and paperwork, and payment follows completion.
- We prepare
- Grant or rebate packet
Free help
Assessments and services you don’t pay for.
Neighborhood programOpen
Firewise USA
Nationwide. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
A neighborhood program. Residents form a small board, get a risk assessment, write an action plan, and log the work they do each year to stay recognized. Some state insurance rules and some insurers count a recognized neighborhood.
Details and how to use it
- Details
- Community work: clearing, chipping days, and education. Your own retrofit work counts toward the neighborhood’s yearly total.
- How
- Look up recognized sites near you, or start one with your neighbors through NFPA’s Firewise USA portal. Your state forestry agency usually helps with the assessment.
General information, not legal, tax, or insurance advice. Rules and funding change, so open the official page before you apply or buy for a program.