![ebrief1](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USDHSFEMA/2023/11/8595951/5115400/bricdta-bullhorngraphic-11-21-23_crop.png) FEMA offers direct technical assistance for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program. The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Direct Technical Assistance (BRIC DTA) initiative provides tailored support to communities and tribal nations that may not have the resources to begin climate resilience planning and project solution design on their own. Through process-oriented, hand-in-hand assistance, BRIC DTA will partner with communities interested in enhancing their capability and capacity to design holistic, equitable hazard mitigation solutions that advance community-driven objectives.
The wide-ranging non-financial support FEMA provides to BRIC DTA communities includes climate risk assessments, community engagement, partnership building, and mitigation and climate adaptation planning. Support for BRIC DTA communities can range from pre-application activities to grant closeout. Since the inception of the initiative in 2020, FEMA has selected 74 communities to receive support from BRIC DTA in fiscal years 2020, 2021 and 2022. See the current communities receiving BRIC DTA here.
How to Apply:
Interested communities and tribes are asked to submit a BRIC Direct Technical Assistance Request Form. The open period to submit the form is Oct. 16, 2023, through Feb. 29, 2024. Completed forms can be emailed to the BRIC Direct Technical Assistance inbox.
There is no requirement for a previous BRIC grant sub-application or award, or an approved hazard mitigation plan, to be considered for participation.
Who is Eligible:
- Cities
- Towns/Townships
- Parishes
- Boroughs
- Counties
- Special District Governments
- Federally recognized tribal Governments
- Groups
Learn more about BRIC DTA.
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On Tues., Nov. 14 FEMA announced the fiscal year (FY) 2023 funding opportunity for Flood Mitigation Assistance Swift Current that is offering $300 million after flood disasters to speed up the delivery of flood mitigation funding for eligible individual flood mitigation projects involving repetitively flooded or substantially damaged properties.
FEMA provides Swift Current funds at the most opportune time when National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders need to take steps during the recovery process to minimize future flood risk to their properties.
The $300 million will be made available, until funds are exhausted, for eligible states, territories, and federally recognized tribal governments that receive a major disaster declaration for a flood-related event, submit an application for Swift Current funding, and meet all other eligibility criteria.
All eligible applicants must submit their FY 2023 Swift Current grant applications to FEMA via Mitigation eGrants. Upon Swift Current activation, the application deadline date will be provided to the applicant. All applications must be received by the deadline.
Local governments should consult with their state, tribal, or territorial agency to confirm the deadline to submit subapplications for their consideration.
Learn more at fema.gov.
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On Oct. 12, 2023, FEMA announced $1.8 billion is being made available for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Building Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant programs. The BRIC funding level will be $1 billion, and the FMA funding level will be $800 million. The application period is open from Oct. 16, 2023, through Feb. 29, 2024.
Watch recordings and download presentations of the recently held BRIC and FMA Fiscal Year 2023 Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) webinar series that includes an overview of the NOFO for tribes and Avoiding Application Pitfalls and Best Practices. Please scroll down to the section entitled Webinar Recorded Schedule.
Additional BRIC Program Subapplication Development Resources
The BRIC Direct Technical Assistance webinar provides a program overview and case studies of communities that have participated in BRIC DTA.
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Building Code Plus-Up On-Demand Video: For fiscal year 2023, the BRIC program is offering “plus up” funds for communities that incorporate eligible building code activities to proposed mitigation projects and planning; and gives points to communities that factor building code adoption into projects.
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Competition Criteria On-Demand Video: This is an overview of the competition criteria for applying to the BRIC grant program. Topics covered include: background information about the BRIC grant program; technical evaluation criteria scoring; and qualitative evaluation criteria scoring.
BRIC Program Support Materials (PSMs) can aid in the development of successful grant applications. These materials review topics such as hazard mitigation planning activities; partnership activities; and project scoping. They also discuss the types of projects and activities that are eligible for funding and or non-financial direct technical assistance.
Additional FMA Program Subapplication Development Resources
The FMA webinar Examples of Localized Flood Risk Reduction Projects provides an overview of the benefiting area maps, highlights funded projects, and discusses application pitfalls and best practices.
FMA Program Support Materials (PSMs) can aid in the development of successful grant applications by providing information about a variety of topics, including: capability and capacity building activities; localized flood risk reduction projects; individual flood mitigation projects, and geospatial file requirements.
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Please join us for a webinar focusing on FEMA's newly-developed Grant Equity Threshold Tool (GETT)! The GETT is free to access, publicly available and has been specifically designed to support grant applicants in providing important community information that can augment their grant applications.
The GETT provides important information regarding community populations in Climate & Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST) Disadvantaged communities, FEMA's Community Disaster Resilience Zones (CDRZs) and FEMA's Community Resilience Challenges Index (CRCI) communities.
This webinar will also focus on FEMA's Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool (RAPT), which provides important demographic, hazard and infrastructure information that can also be used to enhance grant applications. With over 100 pre-loaded data layers and easy to use analysis tools, RAPT helps everyone understand and support their community before, during and after a disaster.
Learn how GETT and RAPT can support grant applicants by providing important community information for their grant applications!
Register for the webinar on Weds., Dec. 6, 2023, from 2-3:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Register for the webinar on Thurs., Jan. 11, 2024, from 2-3:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Register for the webinar on Tues., Jan. 30, 2024, from 2-3:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
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