Individual Residential Safe Program

Individual Residential Safe Room Program text atop an image of a tornado

impressive photo of a tornado with lightning in it

About the Program

The Grayson County Office of Emergency Management is now accepting applications for the Grayson County Individual Safe Room Program. The program is funded through a grant provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM.)

The program offers a 50% rebate, up to $3,000, for the installation of a FEMA certified safe room/storm shelter. Before installation can begin the homeowner must complete an application and receive an approval letter from Grayson County. The program serves the unincorporated areas of Grayson County as well as all sixteen of its cities: Bells, Collinsville, Denison, Dorchester, Gunter, Howe, Knollwood, Pottsboro, Sadler, Sherman, Southmayd, Tioga, Tom Bean, Van Alstyne, Whitesboro, and Whitewright.

Get Started:

Step 1
You should determine if the residence in which the safe room/storm shelter would be installed lies within a FEMA or locally-mapped floodplain.

Step 2
Complete Rebate Application and Submit to Grayson County Office of Emergency Management for review.

Step 3
Receive Rebate Award Letter from Grayson County Office of Emergency Management.

Step 4Identify the contractor who will provide and install the unit in your home.

Step 5
Complete the installation of the unit and submit your documentation per the instructions provided in the Grayson County Office of Emergency Management letter of notification you will receive (if awarded) authorizing you to proceed with the unit installation.

Step 6

Inspection by our staff of your installation.

Step 7

Rebate payment to you - Please keep in mind that, in our experience, it sometimes takes months for the State of Texas to send us the rebate funds to pay to you. We have to apply for each individual rebate with your documentation. Please budget accordingly.

Resources:

Questions & Submissions:

For questions or to submit your completed and signed forms please contact:

Grayson County Safe Room Program Office
903-813-5215

saferooms@co.grayson.tx.us

Grayson County Courthouse
100 West Houston, Third Floor (by appointment only – see access information below)
Sherman, TX 75090

For your information:

We are on the third floor, which is four stories up from Ground. To utilize an elevator to our office, you must enter the courthouse on the Ground Floor through the west doors and use the elevator on your right as you approach the center staircase. No other doors from the outside will give you access to this elevator.