Wildfire Resilience Assistance Program

Timeline:

• April 2026: Request for Applications is released.
• May 17, 2026: Applications are due.
• May -June 2026: Applications are scored by review committee.
• June 2026: Awards are announced and award period begins.
• September 1, 2026: Written progress report due date.
• December 1, 2026: Award period ends. Work completion and final documentation submission due date.

The City of Boulder is soliciting applications from homeowners’ associations (HOAs) or property owners/managers of multi-unit dwellings (e.g., apartments, townhomes, condominiums, manufactured home parks, etc.) to support wildfire resilience activities and projects. Applicants should read this RFA for program information.

Click here for the application for the WRAP Multi-Unit Dwelling Program Application.

Multi-unit dwellings located in the City of Boulder’s Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) are eligible to apply. This includes:

1. Homeowners’ Associations (HOAs) for multi-unit dwellings as well as HOAs for single family homes if there are common spaces to maintain.
2. Property managers of apartments, townhomes, condominiums, manufactured home parks, and other multi-unit housing structures.

For purposes of this RFA, “Applicant” refers to the legal entity (e.g., homeowners’ association, property ownership entity, or property management company) applying for funding. The Applicant is considered the organization as a whole, not the individual submitting the application on behalf of the organization.

Applicants must be registered and in good standing with all departments of the City of Boulder, the Colorado Division of Real Estate (HOAs only), and the Colorado Secretary of State to apply.

Applicants must receive a Detailed Home Assessment (DHA) from Boulder Fire-Rescue prior to April 17, 2026 to qualify for funding.

Only a representative with legal authority to bind the organization, such as an HOA board member, property manager, or designated staff person, can apply on behalf of the entire community.

Individual homeowners or residents cannot apply but are encouraged to review the eligibility for the individual rebate program.

Organizations that took part in the 2025 WRAP HOA Pilot are eligible to apply for new projects in 2026.

Applicant understands that information provided to the City may be considered a public record and is subject to Colorado Open Records Act.

If selected to receive funding, grantees must coordinate final project development with the City of Boulder WRAP Project Team, which will make recommendations and approve a final scope of work before the project can begin. Scope of work review and approval may involve a site visit with the grantee.

Projects will be funded at a minimum level of $15,000 and a maximum level of $50,000.

Note that total project costs can exceed the maximum WRAP funding level. Applicants should indicate in the application if the WRAP funding will be supplemented with other funding sources or resources to fully fund a project with a budget in excess of $50,000.

Awards will be paid as a rebate. As relevant here, a “rebate,” means that grantees must pay all project costs upfront and will receive reimbursement up to the agreed upon award amount after satisfactory completion of project and corresponding reporting requirements.

HOAs and owners and managers of multi-unit dwellings agree that they will not recoup any project costs that they pay up front but are contracted to be reimbursed for by the City through fees or other costs charged to their residents. Should the project costs exceed the contracted reimbursement from the City, HOAs, owners of multi-unit dwellings, and property managers have discretion to manage those additional non-reimbursable costs under their normal business process.

Consistent with the Program’s purpose of long-term wildfire mitigation, the recipients of the program rebate understand their obligation to provide, at their own expense, continued necessary maintenance of any improvements made on the Property in whole or in part with City rebate funds.

• Grantees are required to provide a written progress report midway through the award period, no later than September 1, 2026. If the project is already complete by the due date, this progress report is not required.
• Final documentation submission due no later than December 1, 2026.
• Grantees are required to schedule a follow-up Detailed Home Assessment from Boulder Fire-Rescue within 21 days of completing the project.

Funding Priorities:

• IBHS Wildfire Prepared Home Base Level Designation requirements.
• Preference will be given to projects that prioritize hazards in Zones 1 (0-5 ft.) and 2 (5-30 ft.). However, if an applicant has Zone 3 hazards (30-100 ft.) noted in their Detailed Home Assessment report, these items may be included in the scope of work.

Ineligible Items:

• Items not identified on the applicant’s Detailed Home Assessment.
• Annual maintenance items and any non-permanent work items including, but not limited to, mowing, removal of leaf litter, shrub trimming, general clean-up, etc.
• Rental or purchase of tools, equipment, or vehicles to assist in the completion of the project.
• Reimbursement for time spent by the applicant, including application completion, project management, etc.

Scoring:

At the time the application closes, city staff will eliminate applications lacking clear alignment with Program eligibility. Applications will then be reviewed and scored by a group of city staff. Scoring from the application review process will be one of multiple factors taken into consideration when making final funding recommendations in order to best serve the needs of the city.

Applications will be scored based on the following criteria:

• Geographic location: Applicants will be scored based on their location in the City of Boulder’s Wildland Urban Interface Code Map with priority for entities in IR1, followed by IR2, and then IR3.
• Alignment with funding priorities: Scope of work reflects alignment with IBHS Wildfire Prepared Home Base Level Designation requirements and is implemented following best practices, as stated in the applicant’s DHA.
• Risk Reduction: Scope of work demonstrates that proposed actions address high-priority action to reduce risk to the community and reflect site-specific risk characteristics.
• Wildfire Planning and Commitment: Applicant has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to wildfire mitigation on their property. The scope of work fits into a broader set of wildfire resilience plans or goals.
• Collaboration and Resident Engagement: Applicant has demonstrated engagement with residents around wildfire mitigation (e.g., encouraging residents to get individual DHAs (if applicable), discussing wildfire mitigation actions in board meetings, hosting wildfire-related educational events, etc.). Priority will be given to applicants that show collaboration with other interest-holders, such as neighboring landowners.
• Project Feasibility: The project budget is clear, reasonable, and accurately represents the scope of work. Proposed timeline is appropriate and realistic for the scope of work.
• Equity: Applicants will be scored based on their location in the City of Boulder’s Racial Equity Index map, with emphasis on those located in high-priority areas. Greater consideration will be given to applications that benefit both property owners and renters.

Narrative Application:

The WRAP multi-dwelling unit application can be found here. Please note that the form may not save unsubmitted responses. If you do not intend to complete the application in one sitting, it is advised that you answer the application questions in a separate document before copying and pasting them into the application form, to avoid losing unsaved work. Applications are due by 11:59 pm on Sunday, May 17, 2026.

Questions? If you have questions about the program or would like to discuss your project prior to submitting an application, please contact program staff at wrap@bouldercolorado.gov.