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Michigan opens applications for tornado safe room rebate program

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Michigan homeowners will be able to get help in establishing a “tornado safe room”

The Michigan State Police Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division is now accepting applications for the Michigan Safe Room Rebate Program.

The program is designed to help eligible homeowners offset the cost of installing a Federal Emergency Management Agency or FEMA compliant tornado safe room on their property.

Capt. Kevin Sweeney, deputy state director of Emergency Management says in a news release, quote, “We’ve already faced the threat and destruction of tornadoes multiple times this year”, he adds, “A properly constructed tornado safe room can provide critical life-saving protection during severe weather events.”

Selected applicants who meet requirements may receive a rebate covering up to 75-percent of eligible costs.

Interested homeowners should complete an online application. Fifty applicants will be chosen through a random selection process. To apply you must be a resident of Michigan and own a permanent residence in the state.

You can find more information on the Michigan Safe Room Rebate Program at michigan.gov/msp.

Jennifer is an award winning broadcast news journalist with more than two decades of professional television news experience including the nation's fifth largest news market. She's worked as both news reporter and news anchor for television and radio in markets from Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo all the way to San Francisco, California.
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