Initial Details of $3B+ FEMA Grant Programs for Flood Mitigation and Resilience Announced
Eligible applicants: states, District of Columbia, territories, tribal entities. Jan 27, 2023
Announcement Type: Funding Notice (initial details released, but program is not yet open for applications)
Opportunity: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (FEMA) and Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant (FEMA)
Overview and Eligible Uses:
BRIC: Funds can be used for hazard mitigation projects that include capability and capacity-building (C&CB) activities, mitigation projects, and management costs.
FMA: Funds can be used for projects that reduce or eliminate the risk of repetitive flood damage to buildings insured by the National Flood Insurance Program. Funding can be used for project scoping, technical assistance, community flood mitigation projects, individual structure / property-level flood mitigation projects, and management costs.
Amount: $2.3B for Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program; $800M for the Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant program
Award Type: Competitive grant
Eligible Applicants: States, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, and tribal governments under the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994.
Key Dates:
9/30/22 - Applications open (BRIC and FMA)
1/27/23 - Application deadline (BRIC and FMA)
Key Links:
This tracker will send another update when the applications open for the BRIC and FMA programs. 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.