BRIC: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities

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.

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.

• State • Local • Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments • U.S. Territories/Possession • Communities State agencies, federally recognized Indian tribal governments, and local governments and communities are eligible to apply as subapplicants for assistance under the BRIC and PDM programs. All interested subapplicants must apply to the Applicant. Individuals are not eligible to apply as subapplicants but may request their local jurisdiction to apply on their behalf. Please refer to the Notices of Funding Opportunities posted on www.Grants.gov.

2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program.
Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) for this listing will be posted on Grants.gov

FEMA will administer all BRIC and PDM awards in conformance with Section 203 of the Stafford Act (42 U.S.C. § 5133), Section 322 of the Stafford Act (42 U.S.C. 5165), 44 C.F.R. Part 80, 44 C.F.R. Part 201, 2 C.F.R. Part 200, 44 C.F.R. Part 9; DHS Directive 023-01 Rev 01 and Instruction Manual 023-01-001-01 Rev 01, FEMA Directive 108-1 and Instruction 108-1-1, and all other applicable environmental and historic preservation laws, regulations, executive orders, and agency policy; and 44 C.F.R. § 60.3 and all other applicable federal, state, tribal, and local laws and regulations. For more information view the Notices of Funding Opportunities posted on www.Grants.gov.

Applications are reviewed by DHS/FEMA program and administrative staff. Any issues or concerns noted in the application will be negotiated with the successful Applicant prior to the award being issued. Upon award the Applicant is subsequently referred to as the Recipient. Recipients are responsible for distributing funds to subrecipients. For more information view the Notices of Funding Opportunities posted on www.Grants.gov

Please see the Notices of Funding Opportunities posted on www.Grants.gov.