Wildfire defensible space · New Mexico

Fire Safe Santa Fe Wildfire Mitigation Cost-Share

Run by Forest Stewards Guild with Greater Santa Fe Fireshed Coalition and City of Santa Fe Fire Department

OpenPlan requiredLast checked October 17, 2026
What you get
Grant pays 60% of most project costs; 75-90% for low- to moderate-income landowners
Who qualifies
Landowners inside the Santa Fe Fireshed boundary map; income thresholds not published
Where
Landowners inside the Greater Santa Fe Fireshed boundary.
Status
Open. Limited funding ($350,000 total from 2024 federal grant); payment method not stated.
Type of payment
Cost share
Official program page

What you do

Thin trees and vegetation within 100 feet of your home following a Guild wildfire mitigation plan

Requirements

  • Vegetation management within 100 feet of homes (home hardening such as replacing wooden fences not covered)
  • Projects ranked by priority criteria each August; funding limited
  • Sign agreement before work begins
  • Post-mitigation inspection

The plan or design it asks for

Guild provides a Wildfire Mitigation Plan after a property assessment

Native plant lists for the area: Santa Fe

Make the plan in Sow

Draw the layout and build the plant list

Sow places plants on a photo of your yard and keeps a list of everything you add. Check Forest Stewards Guild's rules for exactly what to submit.

Start a plan in Sow

How to apply

  1. 1Complete the eligibility form on the financial assistance page
  2. 2Guild conducts property assessment
  3. 3Guild provides Wildfire Mitigation Plan
  4. 4Sign agreement before work begins
  5. 5Complete work; post-mitigation inspection confirms it

Timing and deadlines

not published

Annual August ranking; no application deadline listed

Combining it with other programs

not published

Sources

Last checked October 17, 2026. See something out of date? Tell us.

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