Ohio EMA could cover the cost of your safe room
Applications for the Ohio EMA’s rebate program will begin being accepting Monday.
TOLEDO, Ohio — The Ohio Emergency Management Agency has announced that applications will begin being accepted for the Ohio Safe Room Rebate Program starting Monday. The deadline to apply is February 20th at 5 p.m.
The Ohio Safe Room Rebate Program provides a rebate to homeowners of up to 75% of the cost to install or construct a safe room — up to a maximum of $4,875 to homeowners selected for the program. The rebate program will use a computerized, random selection process to select names. Those selected applicants will be notified after the random drawing of their position on the priority list.
A safe room is an extreme-wind shelter or space that provides protection to people during a tornado or high wind event. Safe rooms can be constructed/installed in one of several places in the home, including in the basement, beneath a concrete slab-on-grade foundation or garage floor, or in an interior room on the first floor. A safe room may also be buried in the yard or be a stand-alone structure near the home.
This is the ninth year for the popular program. To date, more than $1.7 million in rebates have been awarded to homeowners for the construction of more than 290 safe rooms across the state.
For additional information on the program’s rules and regulations, and to apply, click here. Homeowners with questions should contact Ohio EMA Mitigation Specialist Dan Clevidence at 614-799-3533.
