Deadline: 28-Jan-22
The Department of Homeland Security – FEMA is seeking applications for 2021 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program to make federal funds available to states, U.S territories, federally recognized tribal governments, and local communities for hazard mitigation activities.
Objectives
With a general focus on disasters, risks, and hazards, including those associated with climate change, the guiding principles of the program are to:
- 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;
- encourage and enable innovation while allowing flexibility, consistency, and effectiveness;
- 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;
- provide a significant opportunity to reduce future losses and minimize impacts on the Disaster Relief Fund;
- promote equity, including by helping members of disadvantaged groups and prioritizing 40 percent of the benefits to disadvantaged communities as referenced in Executive Order (EO) in line with the Administration’s Justice Initiative; and
- support the adoption and enforcement of building codes, standards, and policies that will protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the public, taking 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.
Funding Information
- Available Funding for the NOFO: $1,000,000,000
- State/Territory Allocation Subtotal: $ 56,000,000
- Tribal Set-Aside Subtotal: $ 25,000,000
- National Competition Subtotal: $919,000,000
- Period of Performance: 36 months
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible Applicants
- States
- District of Columbia
- U.S. territories
- Federally recognized tribal governments
Each state, territory, the District of Columbia, and federally recognized tribal government shall designate one agency to serve as the applicant for BRIC funding. The designate is strongly encouraged to conduct outreach with disadvantaged communities prior to and during the application process. Each applicant’s designated agency may submit only one BRIC 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.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=335226
