Eau Claire County to receive FEMA grant for construction of saferoom

Wednesday, January 15, 2025
WEAU Staff

EAU CLAIRE COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - FEMA is announcing it will award $70,000 of an overall $1.2M grant to Eau Claire County, Wis. intended for the construction of a saferoom in the Hillcrest Estates mobile home park neighborhood.

The grant is through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

According to a press release from FEMA, this is the first of three increments of a $1.2 million grant to build a safe space for residents in and around the mobile home park.

"FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program enables communities to implement critical mitigation measures to reduce or eliminate the risk of future disaster losses," said Tom Sivak, regional administrator, FEMA Region 5. "This project will enable local residents to have a safe place to go when severe weather threatens the Altoona area."

"This grant represents a partnership between locals, state and federal agencies working together to make sure families have a safe place to go in a natural disaster," said Greg Engle, administrator of Wisconsin Emergency Management. "FEMA's HMPG and other mitigation grant programs have helped Wisconsin communities invest in solutions that reduce disaster risks and make the state more resilient."

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