The Trump Administration is providing $1 billion in federal funding for the Fiscal Years (FY) 2024-25 Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program. State, local, tribal and territorial governments have one month to submit applications to FEMA before the July 23 deadline at 3 p.m. ET. Subapplicant deadlines may vary and should confirm this information with their respective state, tribe or territory.
The BRIC program helps communities take decisive, proactive steps to reduce risk from disasters such as fires, floods, earthquakes, and hurricanes.
Applicants and subapplicants may review the funding opportunity on Grants.gov. For an overview of projects and eligibility requirements, visit the fact sheet.
Hazard Mitigation Application Webinars
FEMA held two webinar sessions for applicants and subapplicants applying for a BRIC grant. These webinar sessions cover eligibility requirements and application guidance. The webinars are available at the following links:
Hazard Mitigation Benefit-Cost Analysis Guidelines
For FEMA’s hazard mitigation grants, an applicant is required to demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of proposed projects. FEMA recently published application support material that explains what information subapplications should include in a cost-effectiveness narrative for eligible projects with a total project cost of less than $1 million.
A cost-effectiveness narrative is a written description of the benefits and costs of the proposed project, including qualitative and quantitative data. Subapplicants should provide sufficient detail to describe the qualitative and quantitative benefits of the proposed project, such as preventing physical damage, avoiding loss of function and ensuring life safety.
This narrative information is submitted using FEMA Grant Outcomes (FEMA GO), the system of record for BRIC applications. FEMA reviews the content along with publicly available information to determine if the project is cost-effective. Once FEMA validates the narrative, FEMA estimates and records a benefit-cost ratio for the proposed project as part of the application.
More Information
For more information, refer to the Demonstrate Cost Effectiveness resource on FEMA’s Benefit-Cost Analysis webpage.
For more information on the BRIC program or creating a cost effectiveness narrative, applicants should refer to the Hazard Mitigation Assistance Policy Guide or contact your State Hazard Mitigation officer or Tribal Affairs officer, FEMA Regional Office or visit the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities webpage.
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