Updated October 2026
The LA County Household Relief Grant is closed. Applications ran from February 26 to March 12, 2025, and the County is not taking new ones.
The short version
- One-time grants of $6,000, $12,000 or $18,000, set by household size.
- For homeowners and renters whose primary home in the Eaton or Palisades fires was destroyed or made uninhabitable, or who lost a household member.
- Run by the LA County Department of Consumer & Business Affairs. Priority went to the most vulnerable households.
- FEMA Individual Assistance closed March 31, 2025.
What it covered
Unmet recovery needs not paid by insurance or other aid. The County’s dashboard shows that 53% of recipients had lost income or a job, and 51% had lost work tools or equipment.
What still applies
- County permit fee waivers for owners who owned and lived in their home before January 7, 2025.
- County like-for-like rebuild applications are due within two years of the emergency declaration, so early 2027, with extensions available.
- A standalone ADU can be built first and lived in until January 7, 2030 while the main house is rebuilt.
Details are in our like-for-like rules guide.
How we use it
Mariposa Complex at 385 Mariposa St in Altadena is our post-fire rebuild after the Eaton Fire. Built on SB 1123, it places three homes along a shared driveway, each with an attached ground-floor ADU. It won the 2026 AIA Pasadena & Foothill Rebuild Design Award for The Most Collaborative Process.
Sources: LA County DCBA, LA County Recovery FAQ.
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