Morgan County Residential Safe Room Program

How it works

Morgan County Emergency Management Agency approved a residential safe room mitigation program intended for county residents. The county documents describe the project as a homeowner safe room effort supported by the Indiana Department of Homeland Security mitigation team and FEMA BRIC grant funding. Applicants were to be selected randomly from the pool of residents who applied.

What the money covers

The program is for installing a residential safe room at a home. County records describe it as a pre-disaster mitigation project and a state residential safe room program. The safe room is described in the county materials as a FEMA-compliant residential tornado shelter.

Amounts and matching

The county grant approval record says the grant amount was not to exceed $150,000 and that the project required a 25% local match to be met by participants. The county materials also indicate the Indiana safe room reimbursement structure is typically up to 75% of eligible costs, with a maximum of $5,000 per homeowner, though that dollar cap is part of the statewide program structure rather than a county-specific cap.

How to apply

The county minutes say EMA would open the program to residents and then randomly select 22 residents to participate. The source material does not include the application form, a current signup link, or instructions for how homeowners should apply through the county website.

Timing and deadlines

The county materials show the program was discussed and approved in 2024–2025, but they do not state an application opening date, closing date, or current enrollment status. The county homepage does not show a dedicated homeowner application page for the safe room program.