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Transylvania County, North Carolina

Western North Carolina primary residences in eight mountain counties can get 50% cost share (up to $2,000) for defensible space and gutter cleaning through Mountain Valleys RC&D; there is no state wildfire insurance rule.

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Money back for work on your house. Read what each one needs before you buy.

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Mountain Valleys RC&D Wildfire Mitigation Cost-Share

Eight western North Carolina counties. Mountain Valleys Resource Conservation and Development Council

Reimburses primary-residence homeowners for defensible space work identified in a wildfire risk home assessment, done by a contractor or with rented equipment.

50% of project cost, up to $2,000 (page last updated December 2022).

Apply before buying. It wants an assessment and approval before you buy parts or start work.

Work it may recognize
Gutters and gutter guards
You’ll need
An assessment before the work, an owner-occupied home, before and after photos, and itemized receipts
Details and how to claim
Details
Vegetation management within 100 ft of the home or 10 ft of the driveway, brush disposal, and roof and gutter cleaning. Home hardening and retrofits are not covered. Free hand tools from a tool cache.
How
Get a wildfire risk home assessment, then apply with an itemized estimate and before photos and sign the cost-share agreement before work begins. After the work, send a summary sheet, proof of payment, and matching after photos.
We prepare
Grant or rebate packet

Official source: Mountain Valleys Resource Conservation and Development CouncilChecked Nov 3, 2026.

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Assessments and services you don’t pay for.

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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.

Official source: National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)Checked Nov 3, 2026.

In progress in North Carolina

The Mountain Valleys program page was last updated December 2022; confirm current funding.

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.