A waiting list for the Metro Safe Room Rebate Program — federal rebates for building tornado shelters — should be established this month.

On June 5, more than 800 people applied to the North Central Texas Council of Governments for 400 available rebates. The rebates supply half the cost of construction of a safe room, up to $3,000. The NCTCOG accepted 100 applicants each from Tarrant, Dallas, Collin and Denton counties and closed the online applications.

The site will reopen this month for a waiting list, according to NCTCOG. When more federal funding comes in, those on the waiting list will be accepted first-come, first-served. For more information, visit www.nctsaferoom.com.