Qualification Questions

ZIP Code

The program is being offered in select ZIP Codes only. Do you reside in one of the EBB ZIP Codes ?

In addition to the $3,000 EBB seismic retrofit grant, would you like to be considered for the Supplemental Grant?

For the Supplemental Grant, household income must not exceed $72,080.

 

I understand I will be required to submit a signed and notarized form attesting that I will adhere to the FEMA requirements before any EBB incentive payment will be paid, if:

• I apply and qualify for the Supplemental Grant (SG) and
• it is funded by a FEMA grant, and
• I am in a Special Flood Hazard Area, and
• my EBB grant is $5,000 or more.

To determine if your house is in a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA), click on the link and enter your address.  
 

Year Built

What year was your house built? Only homes built prior to 1980 will qualify for the program.

Owner of the House

Are you the owner of the house you wish to retrofit or if the house is held in Trust, are you the trustee?"

Live in the House

Do you currently live in the house you wish to retrofit?

Historical House

Is the house you wish to retrofit registered in National Register of Historic Places?

House stories

Is your house single-story or multiple stories?

Multiple Stories

If your house is “multiple stories,” is it more than 3 stories? (If you answered “single-story” to question 6, please answer NO to this question.)

Single-Family Detached

Is this a building, comprised of five or more family dwelling units?

Wood Framed Floor

Does your house have a crawl space below the first floor, with an access panel either on the side of your house, or inside your house (likely in a closet)?

Low-Slope Site

Is your house on a level or low-slope site?

• If your house is built on a  hillside or slope and the tallest cripple wall in your crawl space (under the first floor) is 7 feet or less, then your house would still be considered on a low-slope site and your answer should be ‘Yes'.
• If your tallest cripple wall is taller than 7 feet, your answer should be “No”.

Poles and Columns

Is your house supported solely on poles and columns (known as lateral resistance) embedded in the ground?

Does your house have an existing qualifying retrofit already in place?

To be a qualifying house, no Chapter A3 brace and bolt retrofit has been started or completed before that date of acceptance into the EBB program.