PEARL – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is launching a Residential Safe Room Grant Lottery Program to help Mississippi homeowners install a FEMA-compliant safe room/ storm shelter on their property to protect themselves from severe weather. The program is being funded through FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and offers reimbursement grants of up to $3,500 to help install a FEMA-compliant safe room or storm shelter.

Funding is limited. There are 38 available grants per county. This program is not first-come, first-serve. All eligible applicants will have an equal chance of being selected through a statewide lottery once the application period ends. The application to enter the lottery is open from October 31st, 2025, to November 30th, 2025. If any grants remain unclaimed

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