"Owners of older, wood-framed homes in Berkeley can apply online to qualify for grants to strengthen their homes' readiness for major earthquakes. For these wood-framed homes built before 1980 with raised foundations or crawl spaces under them, owners could receive up to $3,000 for retrofitting. Households making less than $89,040 per year could receive $7,000 more. Rental property owners of homes with four units or less can also qualify."
"These grants would be used to "bolt" the foundation to the frame of house, and walls called "cripple walls" in crawl spaces under houses are braced with plywood. Those eligible can apply by Oct. 1 to enter the lottery and will be placed on a waitlist if they are not immediately accepted into the program. Many Berkeleyans have received grants after first being placed on the lottery. For more information online, visit bit.ly/3JI4hYt."
Berkeley homeowners of wood-framed houses built before 1980 with raised foundations or crawl spaces can apply online for seismic retrofit grants. Owners may receive up to $3,000 for retrofitting, with an additional $7,000 available to households earning under $89,040. Rental property owners of homes with four units or fewer may apply to retrofit up to five qualifying rental properties without occupying a unit. Grants fund bolting foundations to house frames and bracing cripple walls with plywood. Eligible applicants must apply by Oct. 1 to enter a lottery and may be placed on a waitlist. El Cerrito will host an opening reception for ECCRU artists Zona Sage and Lisa Zimmer-Chu from 5 to 7 p.m., with the exhibition on display through Oct. 9 and a closing reception Oct. 3; a call for next-year artists will be posted online this month.
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