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# Napa Valley Vintners Awards $85,000 for Long-Term Wildfire Resiliency
- URL: https://bevnews.net/napa-valley-vintners-deepens-long-term-investment-in-wildfire-resiliency-with-latest-grant/
- Published: 2026-08-26T04:39:19.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-26T04:41:13.000Z
- Author: Joel Whitaker
- Tags: Wildfires

**Napa Valley Vintners** (NVV) announced an $85,000 grant to Napa Communities Firewise Foundation for the second year of its [Valley Stewards Initiative](https://napafirewise.org/valley-stewards/?ref=bevnews.net). To date, NVV has given $2.1 million directly for wildfire preparedness in Napa County. 

This grant builds on NVV's long-term commitment to community and is the latest in a series of investments intended to strengthen Napa County’s ability to respond to wildfire incidents. 

“NVV understood early on that mitigation work requires sustained investment, not a one-time response. Their continued support has helped move Napa County from reacting to wildfire toward greater preparedness and resilience,” said **Joe Nordlinger**, CEO of Napa Communities Firewise Foundation. 

Following the devastating wildfires of 2020, NVV made wildfire prevention and preparedness a top priority, advocating with policymakers at the county, state and federal levels for greater government resources. NVV's advocacy and endorsement of grant applications helped secure over $25 million for fire resiliency in the Napa Valley community. Those efforts have been enhanced by direct investments from NVV and its members in projects that strengthen response across the county.