BRIC: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities

Program objective

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 sustainable cost-effective measures designed to reduce the risk to individuals and property from future natural hazards, while also reducing reliance on federal funding from future disasters.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.

Eligible applicants (program level)

• ✓Government - General
• ✓U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• ✓Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments
• ✓State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)

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.

Intended beneficiaries: State, Individual/Family, Native American Organizations, Homeowner, Local, Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments, Land/Property Owner and U.S. Territories.

Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.

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