Storm Season Ahead!
From
City of Hawley
Sent
Wed, Feb 4 @ 9:50am
Description
Storm season is right around the corner! Take advantage of the WCTCOG reimbursement program to protect your family from severe weather. See below for more information:
West Central Texas Council of Governments Homeland Security Department has secured a grant award through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide a Residential Individual Safe Room / Storm Shelter Reimbursement Program. The Residential Individual Safe Room / Storm Shelter Reimbursement Program provides financial reimbursement for the installation of a residential safe room / storm shelter, aiming to enhance community safety and resilience against severe weather events.
Grant Purpose:
This grant will provide reimbursement funding to assist with the installation of a privately owned residential safe room / storm shelters at residences located in the following counties: Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Kent, Knox, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Stonewall, Taylor, and Throckmorton. This program does not provide funding for community wide safe room / storm shelter construction.
Funding Details:
The award will provide a reimbursement of 50% of the project cost or a maximum of $3,000 per project, whichever amount is lower. Each project must meet all the requirements of the program to be eligible.
Project Goals:
The safe room / storm shelter will provide a safe place for residents during severe weather events, such as tornadoes and severe thunderstorms.
Eligibility:
1. Residence must be located in one of the counties listed above
2. Applicant must own the location of the installed safe room / storm shelter
3. Residence cannot be in FEMA floodplain
Application Process:
Interested individuals can find more information and application materials on the West Central Texas Council of Government’s website at https://www.wctcog.org/residential-safe-room-program/ or email Karla Sadler at saferooms@westcentraltexas.org. Karla may also be contacted during regular business hours by telephone at (325) 672-8544, extension 331.
Contact: Karla Sadler
Phone: (325) 672-8544 ext. 331
Email: ksadler@westcentraltexas.org or saferooms@westcentraltexas.org
https://www.wctcog.org/residential-safe-room-program/
This notification was posted by City of Hawley. City of Hawley is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
