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Hagerty Consulting Helping Clients Prepare for and Recover from Disasters Mitigation Funding Opportunity: FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure & Communities (BRIC) Program Beginning in 2020, FEMA will distribute up to $500 million through the BRIC grant program as follows: About FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program is a new, nationally competitive Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) that supports states, local communities, tribes, and territories (SLTT’s). The BRIC program was developed to support communities as they build mitigation capacity, develop innovative solutions, and establish partnerships. It was also designed to enable investments in larger scale infrastructure projects to bolster vital community lifelines. Through BRIC, communities can make proactive investments in their resilience with the goal of reducing disaster risk. State / Territory Allocation Tribal Set-Aside National Competition for Mitigation Projects $33.6 M (up to $600K per Applicant) $20 M $446.4 M (Estimated) All 50 states, the District of Columbia, and US territories may apply under the State / Territory Allocation. All Native American / Indian tribal governments (federally recognized) may apply under the Tribal Set- Aside. Remaining funds which are not awarded from the State/Territory Allocation or Tribal Set-Aside will be included in the national competition. Mitigation projects under the National Competition can have a maximum federal share of $50 Million per project. Mitigation projects, in the national competition, must be: § Cost-effective; § Designed to increase resilience and public safety; § Reduce injuries and loss of life; and § Reduce damage and destruction to property, critical services, facilities, and infrastructure. BRIC will also fund capability and capacity building (C&CB) activities which enhance mitigation strategies and/or tangible mitigation products that reduce or eliminate risk and damage from future natural hazards, increase resiliency, and promote a culture of preparedness. These activities include: § Building codes activities; § Partnerships; § Project scoping; § Mitigation planning; and § Planning-related activities. @HagertyConsult /HagertyConsulting /company/52065
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Hagerty Consulting
Helping Clients Prepare for and Recover from Disasters
Mitigation Funding Opportunity: FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure &
Communities (BRIC) Program
Beginning in 2020, FEMA will distribute up to $500 million through the BRIC grant
program as follows:About
FEMA’s Building Resilient
Infrastructure and Communities
(BRIC) program is a new,
nationally competitive Hazard
Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
that supports states, local
communities, tribes, and
territories (SLTT’s). The BRIC
program was developed to
support communities as they
build mitigation capacity, develop
innovative solutions, and establish
partnerships. It was also designed
to enable investments in larger
scale infrastructure projects to
bolster vital community lifelines.
Through BRIC, communities can
make proactive investments in
their resilience with the goal of
reducing disaster risk.
State / Territory Allocation Tribal Set-Aside
National Competition for Mitigation Projects
$33.6 M(up to $600K per
Applicant)
$20 M $446.4 M(Estimated)
All 50 states, the District of Columbia, and US
territories may apply under the State / Territory
Allocation.
All Native American / Indian tribal governments
(federally recognized) may apply under the Tribal Set-
Aside.
Remaining funds which are not awarded from the
State/Territory Allocation or Tribal Set-Aside will be included in the national
competition.
Mitigation projects under the National Competition can have a maximum federal
share of $50 Million per project. Mitigation projects, in the national competition,
must be:
§ Cost-effective;
§ Designed to increase resilience
and public safety;
§ Reduce injuries and loss of life; and
§ Reduce damage and destruction to
property, critical services, facilities, and infrastructure.
BRIC will also fund capability and capacity building (C&CB) activities which
enhance mitigation strategies and/or tangible mitigation products that reduce or
eliminate risk and damage from future natural hazards, increase resiliency, and promote a culture of preparedness.
These activities include:
§ Building codes activities;
§ Partnerships;
§ Project scoping;
§ Mitigation planning; and
§ Planning-related activities.
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customized solutions Hagerty Consulting
can provide to your entity, jurisdiction,
business or organization, contact:
Amelia Muccio
Director of Mitigation
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A cost share is required for all sub-applications funded under
this program. The non-federal cost share may consist of cash,
donated or third-party in-kind services, materials, or any combination thereof. The cost share for BRIC is 75 percent
federal/25 percent non-federal except for small impoverished
communities, which have a cost share of 90 percent
federal/10 percent non-federal.
Applications
The application period opens on September 30, 2020 and
closes on January 29, 2021. Interested sub-applicants should
monitor their State’s Hazard Mitigation website for additional
details including Notice of Intent (NOI) or Letter of Interest
(LOI) details.
In addition, FEMA is hosting NOFO webinars in August and September. Registration for these sessions is required and
can be found here.
Hagerty Can Help!
While there is a cost share, FEMA will provide 100 percent federal funding for management costs associated with the administration of a BRIC-awarded mitigation measure or project. Therefore, our professionals can help at little-to-no
additional cost.
Hagerty’s Mitigation Team are experts in navigating the pre- and post-disaster funding world. We are available to talk
about your needs, including how to access all funding available through federal grant programs.
Our support can include:
§ Developing a detailed Scope of Work (SOW)
including the location, purpose, objectives,
approach, feasibility, expected outcomes and benefits of the activity.
§ Drafting a work schedule for all tasks identified in
the SOW.
§ Composing a cost estimate and narrative that
describes all anticipated costs associated with the
SOW.
§ Completing a well-documented Benefit Cost
Analysis (BCA).
§ Gathering and assessing sufficient information about potential impacts on environmental resources
and/or historic properties in the project area.
§ Accounting for other project considerations,
including shovel readiness and duplication of funds.
