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FEMA Announces Funding Opportunities for Two Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs

FEMA Announces Funding Opportunities for Two Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs

Created: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 - 13:25
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Federal & State Resources, General Security and Resilience

Last week, FEMA announced that the agency is making $1.35 billion available for two grant programs designed to help critical infrastructure organizations enhance their resilience to the impacts of increasingly frequent and extreme weather events and other natural disasters. The application window is now open, and water and wastewater utilities are encouraged to work with their local community stakeholders and apply.

First, the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) annual grant program is making $750 million available for projects that protect people and infrastructure from natural hazards and the effects of extreme weather events. Second, the Flood Mitigation Assistance program is making $600 million available for projects that mitigate flood risks facing homes and communities across the nation.

According to FEMA, the funding offered through these programs can be used by communities to better understand disaster risk and vulnerability, conduct community-driven resilience and hazard mitigation planning, and design and implement transformational projects to make communities safer and more resilient. Critical infrastructure organizations interested in submitting a request for assistance may do so from January 6 through April 18. FEMA will publish a new form online to streamline and simplify the submission process. Read more about the available funding at FEMA.

How to Apply

The funding opportunities for BRIC and Flood Mitigation Assistance grants will be available on Grants.gov.

The application period opened on Jan. 6. Eligible applicants must apply for funding using FEMA Grants Outcomes, FEMA’s grants management system. Applications must be submitted in the portal no later than 3 p.m. ET on April 18. FEMA will not consider applications after this deadline. The application deadlines are for applicants only. Local governments should consult with their state, tribal, or territorial agencies to confirm deadlines to submit subapplications.

FEMA plans to host several webinars to educate state, local, Tribal Nation, and territorial governments on the programmatic changes. More information will be shared as it becomes available on FEMA.gov.