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The Ohio Safe Room Rebate Program provides a rebate for the purchase and construction of tornado safe rooms for Ohio homeowners selected for the program. Homeowners that are selected for the program are eligible for a rebate of 75% of the cost to construct a safe room, up to a maximum of $4,875. Funding for this Program was made available thru FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant programs. The Ohio Emergency ...more »

FEMA's latest Mitigation Minute indicates the pre-calculated benefits for seven types of mitigation projects, to help streamline the HMA grant application process. To subscribe to FEMA’s Mitigation Minute, visit their webpage and click on Subscribe at: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSFEMA/bulletins/1ebdc89 For more information on the pre-determined cost effectiveness values, visit the Benefit-Cost Analysis ...more »

Recommend representatives from states, local communities, and tribes working to improve the lives of people in their community by mitigating hazards, to sign up for FEMA’s weekly “Mitigation Minute.” The “Mitigation Minute” is a weekly series provided by FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance Division containing facts about grants and resources provided across the country to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and ...more »

Examples of mitigation projects with HMA grants to be posted monthly to encourage communities to apply for HMA grants. Project: Upgrade of Road Drainage and Water Main, Town of Brookfield, MA 2016 HMGP The small town of Brookfield, MA received a $177,227 Hazard Mitigation Grant for the Highway and Water Departments to upgrade the drainage and water mains which service a low lying area of Mill St. The area was prone ...more »