Registration is now OPEN exclusively in Humboldt! See If You Qualify
Earthquake Brace + Bolt (EBB) program registration is open for 30 days once per year. When open, you would complete the following questions on the registration form. Your answers will determine if your home qualifies for an EBB retrofit grant.
The program is being offered in select ZIP Codes only. Do you reside in one of the EBB ZIP Codes ?
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For the Supplemental Grant, household income must not exceed $72,080.
What year was your house built? Only homes built prior to 1980 will qualify for the program.
Are you the owner of the house you wish to retrofit or if the house is held in Trust, are you the trustee?"
Do you currently live in the house you wish to retrofit?
Is the house you wish to retrofit registered in National Register of Historic Places?
Is your house single-story or 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.)
Is this a building, comprised of five or more family dwelling units?
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)?
Is your house on a level or low-slope site?
Is your house supported solely on poles and columns (known as lateral resistance) embedded in the ground?
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.