SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — Landowners and municipalities in multiple Central Texas counties, including several in the Concho Valley, are able to apply for cost-share reimbursement for wildfire mitigation practices through a grant, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.

The service stated that landowners and municipalities in 33 Central Texas counties are eligible to apply for cost-share reimbursement through the Mechanical Fuel Reduction Grant from Aug. 1 to Sept. 12. The grant is designed "to reduce the risk of home loss to wildfire in Central Texas by using fuel reduction practices including hand-cut and mulching treatments."

The service said "eligible applicants can receive up to $750 per acre for hand-cutting treatment, $2,000 per acre for mulching treatment or

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