Safe Room Program News Today

One Monroe County leader is expressing frustration over the delay in getting storm shelters despite applying for grants.

PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) – Leaders with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) announced the Individual Safe Room Program is currently closed. The program initially launched in August 2022. According to MEMA officials, staff at the agency are processing nearly 2,000 applications. “Through this process, FEMA has requested additional information from applicants. As of today, April […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leade...

The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is processing nearly 2,000 applications for the Individual Safe Room Program.

The Individual Safe Room Program which launched in August 2022, is currently closed. As of today, April 5, 2023, the state awaits FEMA’s decision in approving those safe room applications.

Residents in 8 Mississippi counties can get up to $3,500 to build safe rooms - also known as storm shelters - as part of a pilot program.

COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — Residents in eight Mississippi counties can get up to $3,500 to build safe rooms as part of a pilot program. A safe room, also known as a storm shelter, must be built to withstand 250 mph-winds and, if in a flood plain, must be built above ground, state officials said.

Residents of Lowndes and Clay counties can get up to $3,500 in reimbursement from the state to build safe rooms as part of a pilot program.