Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant Program
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant Program
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) is a Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant program that makes federal funds available to states, U.S. territories, federally recognized Tribal Nations, and local governments for hazard mitigation activities. It does so by recognizing the need to upgrade and modernize the nation’s infrastructure against the growing risks to communities and the need for natural hazard risk mitigation activities that promote resilience with respect to natural hazards.
BRIC empowers states, local governments, Tribal Nations, and territories to make smart investments in resilient infrastructure. By supporting pre-disaster and hazard mitigation projects — such as school safe rooms, utility hardening, relocating critical facilities out of flood areas, and securing pump stations — BRIC aims to save lives, protect property, and reduce the cost of future disaster response and recovery.
Notice of Interest Period Begins 07/13/2026!
In anticipation of an open application period for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program, the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) Mitigation Bureau is requiring the submission of the attached Notice of Interest (NOI) form.
All prospective subapplicants interested in submitting a BRIC subapplication must complete the NOI form and submit it to the Non-Disaster Programs email at
non-disasterprograms@em.myflorida.com no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on August 14, 2026.
NOI forms may be submitted as soon as they are completed. Forms will be reviewed in the order they are received. The purpose of the NOI form is to help determine potential project eligibility and provide early feedback on proposed projects, which may help reduce review time during the formal subapplication process. Submitting the NOI as early as possible will also provide subapplicants with additional time to address any issues and develop a complete, competitive subapplication.
Additional information regarding the BRIC application period will be provided following FEMA's release of the BRIC Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
Notice of Interest
FY 2026 Notice of Interest Form
- FDEM FY 2024-2025 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Application Period Announcement
- FY 2024- 2025 BRIC Notice of Funding Opportunity
- FY 2024-2025 BRIC NOFO Fact Sheet
- FEMA BRIC FY 2024-2025 NOFO Webinar Slides
- FEMA BRIC FY 2024-2025 Evaluation Criteria for National Competition
- FEMA GO Registration Guidance
- Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) and Community Lifelines
- FEMA GO Subapplication Process Guide
- FEMA GO Subapplication Development User Manual
- FEMA GO Plan Subapplication
- FEMA GO Project Scoping Subapplication
- FEMA GO Project Subapplication
- FEMA HMA Cost Estimation Webinar Presentation
Eligible Subapplicants are:
- State Agencies
- Federally-Recognized Tribes
- Local Governments/Communities
- Federally-recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Local governments may include non-federally recognized tribes or, consistent with the definition of local government in 42 U.S.C. § 5122(8), may include any tribe, authorized tribal organization, or Alaska Native village or organization that is not federally recognized according to 25 U.S.C. § 479(a) et seq.
The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program makes federal funds available for hazard mitigation activities with the goal of lowering future disaster costs. It does so with a recognition of the need to upgrade and modernize the nation’s infrastructure against natural weather disasters, and of the need for natural hazard risk mitigation activities and resilience with respect to those hazards.
The BRIC program prioritizes investments in infrastructure and construction projects that deliver immediate, measurable risk reduction to public infrastructure and communities vulnerable to natural hazards. The program’s primary focus is on supporting projects ready for implementation and incentivizing the adoption and enforcement of the latest published editions of hazard-resistant building codes.
As appropriated by the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 (Pub. L. No. 116-6); Section 203(i) of the Stafford Act, as amended (Pub. L. No. 93-288) (42 U.S.C. § 5133), the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant Program provides resources to assist states, tribal governments, territories and local communities in their efforts to implement a sustained pre-disaster natural hazard mitigation program, as authorized by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended (Pub. L. No. 93-288) (42 U.S.C. § 5133) as implemented by Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (FP:104-008-05).
Applicants and Subapplicants must have a FEMA approved mitigation plan as of the application deadline in order to apply for mitigation projects in accordance with Title 44 CFR Part 201.
- BRIC projects must be cost-effective, technically feasible, effective, and consistent with the goals of applicable FEMA-approved State and local multi-hazard mitigation plans.
- Eligible subapplications are awarded on a nationally competitive basis.
- Federal funding is available for up to 75 percent of the eligible activity cost.
- Small, impoverished communities may be eligible for up to a 90 percent federal cost share.
The traditional FEMA-approved software-based BCA Flood Modules to determine the cost effectiveness of a project must be used. Subapplicants must use a FEMA approved methodology to perform a BCA. Only project subapplications that demonstrate cost-effectiveness through a benefit cost ratio of 1.0 or greater will be considered. The BCA must be attached to the subapplicant's application. The FEMA approved BCA Toolkit, which includes the Flood Modules, may be downloaded at no cost at www.fema.gov/benefit-cost-analysis. The BCA Helpline may be contacted by telephone (855-540-6744) or via e-mail bchelpline@fema.dhs.gov.
FEMA has developed resources to assist subapplicants with project and planning subapplications. The resources can be found on the Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants web page.
Publications and tools for the BRIC program can be found in the links below:
State of Florida
Division of Emergency Management
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program
2489 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32311
