Programs by state
North Dakota
North Dakota’s official emergency-preparedness pages emphasize tornado sheltering and severe winter storms, not hurricanes. I found no always-open statewide homeowner “rebate” page for residential safe rooms, but North Dakota Department of Emergency Services documents recent HMGP-funded residential safe room projects and says HMGP opens only after a presidential disaster declaration.
Checked against official sources on October 4, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.
- Safe room program
- Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) residential safe room projects
- Status
- closed/periodic
- Program page
- Official page →
Official resources in North Dakota
State emergency management agency homepage for mitigation, preparedness, response and disaster information.
Explains who can apply for HMGP, when funding opens, and that homeowners apply through local government rather than directly.
Directory residents can use to find their local emergency manager for local shelter, registry, or mitigation questions.
Official state guidance on where to shelter for tornadoes and other hazards.
Official tornado-history map and monthly pattern graphic for North Dakota.
Key facts for North Dakota
- North Dakota’s state emergency management agency is the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services (NDDES).
- NDDES says HMGP funding is available only after a presidential disaster declaration in North Dakota.
- NDDES says individual homeowners may not apply directly for HMGP; a community may apply on their behalf.
- NDDES says interested residents should contact local government first, and local governments should contact NDDES.
- NDDES’ 2025 Hazard Mitigation Report says HMGP recently helped two North Dakota families install residential storm shelters.
- NWS Bismarck’s North Dakota tornado map shows June and July as the peak tornado months; North Dakota state pages instead highlight tornadoes and severe winter storms, not hurricanes.
What to do next
- Start with your county or tribal emergency manager using the NDDES contacts page; ask whether any local storm-shelter registration or special-needs registry exists for first responders.
- If you want a residential safe room, monitor NDDES hazard-mitigation notices and ask your city or county whether it would sponsor an HMGP application on behalf of homeowners after a declaration.
- Use ND Response shelter guidance now: choose a basement or interior lowest-level room for tornado warnings and keep supplies ready for longer winter-storm sheltering.
Helpful guides
- FEMA safe room vs. storm shelter: what is the difference?
- How state storm shelter rebate programs work
- How much does a storm shelter cost?
- In-ground vs. above-ground storm shelters