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California homeowners can again apply for grants for up to $3,000 to retrofit older single-family homes at risk of sliding off their foundation in an earthquake. Residents who live in more than ...
California offers $3K grants to retrofit homes for earthquakes. Here's what to know. By Carlos Granda. Thursday, March 6, 2025. ... Unfortunately, it can slide right off its foundation.
Mission Santa Inés in Solvang will receive a $500,000 federal grant to conduct seismic retrofit work. The California Missions Foundation secured two grants totaling more than $1.2 million for ...
While earthquake retrofits can vary in cost based on the type of home and contractor, the cost of one type of simple retrofit runs from $3,000 to $7,000, according to the California Residential ...
Applications for the Earthquake Brace + Bolt Retrofit grant opened this week. The grant is designed to help homeowners upgrade and properly anchor their homes to the foundation. The deadline to ...
California law mandates that all hospitals rebuild or retrofit by Jan. 1, 2030, and must remain fully functional in the event of an earthquake.
San Francisco has released new data that shows 24 city-owned buildings are at risk of collapsing from an earthquake. Even ...
To qualify for the 2024 Earthquake Brace and Bolt, your home must be wood-framed, built before 1980 and with a raised foundation. “Since 2014, Earthquake Brace and Bolt has provided grants for ...
Bearing in mind the recent damaging magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Humboldt County, I have a suggestion — protect your home and your family from earthquakes with a seismic retrofit.