Federal Emergency Management Agency, Homeland Security, Department Of
BRIC: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities
Key facts
- Open right now
- No open notice at the moment
- Type of help
- Project Grants
- Typical award
- Not Applicable
- Deadlines
- Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines
What it pays for
The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program makes federal funds available to states, U.S territories, federally recognized tribal governments, and local communities for hazard mitigation activities. The guiding principles of the program are to (1) support state and local governments, tribes, and territories through capability- and capacity-building to enable them to identify mitigation actions and implement projects that reduce risks posed by natural hazards; (2) encourage and enable innovation while allowing flexibility, consistency, and effectiveness; (3) promote partnerships and enable high-impact investments to reduce risk from natural hazards with a focus on critical services and facilities, public infrastructure, public safety, public health, and communities; (4) provide a significant opportunity to reduce future losses and minimize impacts on the Disaster Relief Fund; (5) promote equity, including by helping members of overburdened and underservedvulnerable groups; and (6) support the adoption and enforcement of building codes, standards, and policies that will protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the public, take into account future conditions, prominently including the effects of climate change, and have long-lasting impacts on community risk reduction, including for critical services and facilities and for future disaster costs.
The FY 2022 Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Grant Program is to fund Congressional Community Projects for state, local, tribal, and territorial government efforts to plan for and implement...
Who can apply
States District of Columbia U.S. territories Federally recognized tribal governments Each state, territory, the District of Columbia, and federally recognized tribal governments shall designate one agency to serve as the applicant for BRIC and PDM funding. Each applicant’s designated agency may submit only one BRIC and one PDM grant application to FEMA. Subapplications under which two or more entities would carry out the award are eligible, such as a multi-state or multi-tribal initiative; however, only one entity may be the applicant with primary responsibility for carrying out the award. Communities, including local governments, cities, townships, counties, special district governments, and tribal governments (including federally recognized tribes who choose to apply as subapplicants) are considered subapplicants and must submit subapplications for financial assistance to their state/territory/tribal applicant agency. Contact information for the State Hazard Mitigation Officers (SHMOs) is provided on the FEMA website at http://www.fema.gov/state-hazard-mitigation-officers. For applicant eligibility criteria and other eligibility criteria, refer to the Notices of Funding Opportunities posted on www.Grants.gov.
How applications are judged
Please refer to the Notices of Funding Opportunities posted on www.Grants.gov.
Matching requirements
Statutory Formula: Title Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Part 5133,Public Law 100-707.Statutory Formula: Title Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act Chapter 42 Part 5133 Subpart Public Law 100-707
Matching Requirements: Percent: Other Generally, the cost-share for this program is 75 percent federal/25 percent non-federal. This means federal funding is available for up to 75 percent of eligible costs. The remaining 25 percent of eligible costs must be derived from non-federal sources. Economically disadvantaged rural communities (also known as small, impoverished communities for PDM) are eligible for an increase in cost share up to 90 percent federal/10 percent non-federal. FEMA will provide 100 percent federal funding for management costs. Please refer to the Notices of Funding Opportunitiesy posted on www.Grants.gov.MOE...
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2020: Risk-informed planning and prioritization of mitigation needs.Fiscal Year2021: Risk reduction activities that lessen the impact of disasters on infrastructure, people and property.
Risk-informed planning and prioritization of mitigation needsFiscal Year2022: Risk reduction activities that lessen the impact of disasters on infrastructure, people, and property. Risk-informed planning and prioritization of mitigation needs
Tennessee groups that got this money through Tennessee Emergency Management Agency
This federal money also reaches local groups as subawards. In Tennessee it's handed out by Tennessee Emergency Management Agency: watch that agency for applications, not the federal agency. 2 subawards on file. Largest shown:
| Recipient | Where | Through | Amount | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City, Washington County | Tennessee Emergency Management Agency | $121K | 2023 |
| Rutherford, County Of | Murfreesboro, Rutherford County | Tennessee Emergency Management Agency | $45K | 2023 |
Source: USAspending.gov subaward reports (prime recipients report subawards of $30,000 or more).