Sikeston R-6 awarded $1M FEMA grant to build community safe room

SIKESTON — The Sikeston R-6 School District will receive over $1 million in a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant to build a community safe room.

The grant will fund the construction of a new community safe room at the Sikeston R-6 School District-Kindergarten Center Campus in Sikeston.

“We are exceedingly excited to receive this grant, and we look forward to providing this extra space and safety to our students and staff at the Sikeston Kindergarten Center,” said Sikeston R-6 Superintendent Dr. Tony Robinson.

The school safe room will have a maximum occupancy of 492 and will also serve as a performing arts center/multi-purpose space.

“Safe rooms are a lifeline for Missourians who live in areas that are often hit by severe storms and tornadoes,” U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt said Tuesday after making the announcement. “This project has been a years-long priority for the Sikeston community, and I’m glad they will have the funding they need to build this life-saving facility.”