Time is running out for West Marin residents who want government funding to replace their woodstoves: the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has almost run out of cash for the $3 million rebate program it kicked off in August, according to Kellen Dammann, the sustainability marketing and outreach specialist for the Community Development Agency. So far, the program has funded 27 projects in the San Geronimo Valley, an area the air district has deemed is significantly impacted by wood smoke. That means that although there is a long waitlist for getting funds, valley applications carry greater weight than many and can get bumped up. “[T]here really is only about 3-4 weeks left for folks to apply before funding is exhausted and if there is a big push it may be shorter than that,” he wrote in an email this week. According to the air quality district, it has dispensed $2.37 million in funds so far through the rebate program, with 389 projects completed and another 551 in progress in the Bay Area. Another 362 applications were canceled, withdrawn or found ineligible. The district has funded 97 removal or replacement projects so far in Marin, totaling $313,000. (Mr. Dammann said that a previous air quality report indicated that 202 people in Marin—including 39 in the valley—had applied.) Others in the valley have also replaced their stoves, but some pay out of pocket rather than jumping through the hoops of the application process, according to an attendee at the recent San Geronimo Valley Planning Group meeting on Monday. Dan McKenna, the group’s vice-president, replaced his stove a couple years ago with a previous rebate program. He noted that only air district-approved contractors can perform the work. “You can’t just basically have Joe that you know has a contracting license,” he said. The district prioritizes homeowners who are low-income or live in high-impact areas that suffer from a heavy concentration of wood smoke. The valley is considered a high-impact area, as the hills trap smoke. The air district offers between $750 to $12,000, depending on circumstances, including income and the type of project—for instance, electric heat pumps bring $3,500 and gas inserts get $1,000. The county is also offering rebates for removing or placing woodstoves with E.P.A.-certified heat sources, offering $250 for removal or $1,500 for replacements, such as with propane heat or pellet stoves. Jean Berensmeier, a member of the San Geronimo Valley Planning Group’s steering committee, said the group had been working on the wood smoke issue for years. “There never were enough rebates. It was just too expensive. So then this program came along with multiple possibilities, it was just wonderful,” she said. To apply for the air quality rebate program, visit baaqmd.gov/grant-funding/residents/wood-smoke-rebate. Visit marincounty.org/depts/cd/divisions/sustainability/green-building-program for information on the county program.