What is the Strengthen Alabama Homes program (SAH)? 

​SAH provides grants to Alabama residents for residential wind mitigation on existing, owner occupied, single family homes. Funding for this program comes from the insurance industry in Alabama and is not funded from the state’s general budget, nor is it tied to a federally funded program.

What is wind mitigation? 

​Wind mitigation consists of construction methods that strengthen a home against severe storms, high winds and wind driven rain. Mitigation reduces the risk of damage to homes during storms, and in Alabama, provides homeowners discounts to their wind insurance premium and deductible.

What is FORTIFIED? 

The mitigation standard adopted by the Strengthen Alabama Homes program is known as the FORTIFIED Home™ program and it was developed by the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS). To receive this grant, you must reach the IBHS FORTIFIED Roof or Silver standard. Learn more about FORTIFIED™ by visiting http://www.fortifiedhome.org.

What should I know about SAH?

Applicants should understand the following before applying:

• Grants will pay 100% of the cost of mitigation up to $10,000
• The grant award amount MAY NOT cover the entire cost of the work needed
• Work completed must meet the FORTIFIED™ Roof or Silver standard
• Homeowners must pay a small fee for the FORTIFIED™ Evaluation
• The grant award amount will not be visible until all three bids are received. Remember, the grant maximum amount that you can be awarded will not exceed $10,000.

Grant Award Schedule

Applications are accepted on a first come – first served basis on our website. The online application process is designed to only accept applications for the amount of funds available for any given quarterly application period. The number of applications that will be accepted is calculated based on the funds available during an application period divided by the maximum allowable grant amount. Once the maximum number of applications for funding available is received, the online application system will close and not allow a new application to be created and submitted.
If you receive a message stating that we have accepted all applications for funding currently available (quarterly), you may apply the following quarter according to the grant award schedule below:
Online applications will open as follows:

2023
January 3rd
April 3rd
July 5th
October 2nd

2024
January 2nd