FEMA Announces $1.8B in Available Funding to Increase Climate Resilience Nationwide
Eligible applicants: States, Territories, and Tribal Entities. Applications are due February 29, 2024.
Announcement Type: Notice of Funding Opportunity (this program is currently accepting applications)
Opportunity:
Fiscal Year 2023 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Fiscal Year 2023 Flood Mitigation Assistance
Overview and Eligible Uses: Alongside the Department of Homeland Security and the White House, FEMA announced funding available for two resilience grant programs designed to help communities mitigate against climate change and increasingly frequent and severe weather events:
The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program is a crucial federal initiative that allocates funds to states, U.S. territories, federally recognized Tribal governments, and local governments for hazard mitigation activities. FEMA will extend financial assistance to eligible BRIC applicants for a range of activities, including capability and capacity-building initiatives to enhance workforce expertise, hazard mitigation projects that bolster public safety and resilience against a variety of natural hazards, and management costs, which help offset administrative expenses associated with mitigation measures and projects.
The Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant program makes federal funds available to states, U.S. territories, federally recognized Tribal governments, and local governments to reduce or eliminate the risk of repetitive flood damage to buildings and structures insured under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), and within NFIP-participating communities. It does so with a recognition of the growing flood hazards associated with climate change, and of the need for flood hazard risk mitigation activities that promote climate adaptation, equity, and resilience with respect to flooding. These include both acute extreme weather events and chronic stressors which have been observed and are expected to increase in intensity and frequency in the future.
Amount: A total of $1.8 billion in funding has been allocated, with $1 billion designated for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program and $800 million for the Flood Mitigation Assistance program, both under the purview of the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA.
Award Type: Grant
Eligible Applicants: States, Territories, and Tribal Entities.
Key Dates: Applications for both programs are due February 29, 2024.
Key Links:
For a full list of currently available grant programs under the Infrastructure Law and other helpful tools, take a look at our Helpful Resources page.
This tracker will continue to send updates when new funding opportunities are announced.